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TX HB2395

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Harold Dutton

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a Prekindergarten Community-Based Child-Care Partnership Grant Program administered by the commissioner to support school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in partnering with community-based child-care providers for prekindergarten classes

  • Allows school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to apply for grants in partnership with community-based child-care providers to fund prekindergarten enrollment

  • Limits eligibility to children who are at least three years of age and receive subsidized child-care services through the Texas Workforce Commission's child-care services program

  • Caps program enrollment at no more than 3,500 children per school year statewide

  • Requires the Texas Education Agency to submit annual reports to the legislature on the number of children enrolled through the program, with implementation beginning in the 2025-2026 school year

Legislative Description

Relating to a grant program to provide free public school prekindergarten programs to certain children who are eligible for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Public Education

3/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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