Sec. 2308.316. FUNDING OF COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CHILD CARE. Each board shall allocate a portion of the board's federal child care development funds dedicated to quality improvement activities to a competitive procurement process for a system for quality child care for children under four years of age that encourages child care providers to voluntarily meet the certification criteria of the commission's Texas Rising Star Program. In allocating funds under this section, special consideration shall be given to funding child care for children under four years of age in low-income communities. This section may not be interpreted to limit parental choice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1576, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (H.B. 376), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments
Chapter 2308 - Workforce Investment Act
Subchapter G. Responsibilities and Duties of Local Workforce Development Boards
Section 2308.302. Responsibility of Board
Section 2308.303. Board Duties
Section 2308.3035. Components of Local Workforce Development System
Section 2308.305. Use of Labor Market Information System
Section 2308.307. Filling Educational Needs
Section 2308.308. Public Community College
Section 2308.309. Institution of Higher Education
Section 2308.310. Certain Educational Services Not Prohibited
Section 2308.311. List of Publicly Funded Programs and Classes
Section 2308.312. Career Development Centers
Section 2308.3121. Service Provider Limitation; Waiver
Section 2308.3122. Unemployment Insurance Claims
Section 2308.313. Right to Know
Section 2308.314. Tax Assistance
Section 2308.315. Reimbursement Rates for Child-Care Providers
Section 2308.3151. Reimbursement Rates for Texas Rising Star Program Providers
Section 2308.3155. Texas Rising Star Program
Section 2308.3165. Scope of Child Care Services
Section 2308.317. Expenditures for Certain Child Care Quality Improvement Activities
Section 2308.3171. Information on Quality Child Care
Section 2308.318. Matching Funds for Child Care Services