Monitoring the SessionHB 237
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Earn a certification, get extra money every year. Starts 2027.
The bill tells the Texas Workforce Commission to create optional certifications that child-care providers in the Texas Rising Star Program can earn to raise their rating, including one for providers who include children with disabilities alongside other children. It also sets up a grant program that pays extra money every year to providers who earn or keep one of these certifications, with the amount based on the ages of children served and enrollment capacity. Providers apply on a commission form, the commission may take gifts and donations for the program, and the law takes effect September 1, 2027.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 175 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB237 · 2026-11-09
relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers.
Earn a certification, get extra money every year. Starts 2027.
The bill tells the Texas Workforce Commission to create optional certifications that child-care providers in the Texas Rising Star Program can earn to raise their rating, including one for providers who include children with disabilities alongside other children. It also sets up a grant program that pays extra money every year to providers who earn or keep one of these certifications, with the amount based on the ages of children served and enrollment capacity. Providers apply on a commission form, the commission may take gifts and donations for the program, and the law takes effect September 1, 2027.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
“The commission shall award a grant under this section to a provider in each year the provider receives or maintains an optional certification under Subsection (a).”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill sends yearly state grant money to child-care providers that hold one of the new certifications.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.
$10,000.00
Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101058648.
$8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985912.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$10,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.
$10,000.00
Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Jan 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101058648.
$8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100985912.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Mary González, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 9, 2025: Received from the House
Relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Day Care
Labor--General
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 327 words
90R382 MM-D By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 237 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a grant program for those providers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 2308, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2308.3156 to read as follows: Sec. 2308.3156. OPTIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM; GRANT PROGRAM. (a) As part of the Texas Rising Star Program, the commission shall create optional certifications that a child-care provider may obtain to enhance the provider's rating under the program. (b) The optional certifications created under Subsection (a) must include a certification for child-care providers who provide for the inclusion of children with disabilities with their typically developing peers. (c) The commission shall establish and administer a grant program to provide a child-care provider who receives an optional certification under this section with additional funding. The commission shall award a grant under this section to a provider in each year the provider receives or maintains an optional certification under Subsection (a). (d) To receive a grant under this section, a child-care provider who obtains an optional certification under Subsection (a) must apply to the commission on the form and in the manner prescribed by commission rule. (e) In determining the amount of a grant under this section, the commission must consider the age groups of children served by the provider and the provider's enrollment capacity. (f) The commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for purposes of this section. (g) The commission shall adopt rules to administer this section. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 2308.3156, Government Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.