Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Rising Star (TRS) Workgroup will hold a second public meeting in Austin on Thursday May 15 at 9 a.m. to receive additional input on draft recommendations for TRS measures. The meeting will take place at the Texas Workforce Commissions offices located at 1117 Trinity Room 304 Austin Texas 78778.
TRS is a TWC certification program aimed at improving the quality of child care services provided in Texas. A Texas Rising Star Provider is a licensed or registered child care provider that voluntarily meets requirements exceeding the states minimum licensing standards for child care facilities. The TRS program provides graduated levels of certification as providers meet progressively higher certification requirements.
House Bill 376 enacted by the 83rd Texas Legislature called for the establishment of the TRS Workgroup for the purpose of reviewing the certification criteria and providing recommendations to TWC no later than
May 2014. More information about the TRS Workgroup is available on the TWC website: www.texasworkforce.org/svcs/childcare/texas-rising-star-workgroup.html
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide input to the TRS Workgroup at the May 15 public meeting. The TRS Workgroup is seeking comments on the draft recommendations which include revisions to the proposed TRS structure based on public comments from the first public meeting held in March. The draft recommendations can be viewed at:
www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/childcare/public-meeting-notice.doc.
In addition to the public meeting comments may be emailed to: TRSWorkgroup376@twc.state.tx.us no later than May 15 2014 by 9:00 a.m.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids services or special accommodations should contact Kim Bergmann at 512-463-7903 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency dedicated to helping Texas employers workers and communities prosper economically. For details on TWC and the services it offers in coordination with its network of local workforce development boards call 512-463-8942 or visit www.texasworkforce.org.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Rising Star (TRS) Workgroup will hold a second public meeting in Austin on Thursday May 15 at 9 a.m. to receive additional input on draft recommendations for TRS measures. The meeting will take place at the Texas Workforce Commissions offices located at 1117 Trinity Room 304 Austin Texas 78778.
TRS is a TWC certification program aimed at improving the quality of child care services provided in Texas. A Texas Rising Star Provider is a licensed or registered child care provider that voluntarily meets requirements exceeding the states minimum licensing standards for child care facilities. The TRS program provides graduated levels of certification as providers meet progressively higher certification requirements.
House Bill 376 enacted by the 83rd Texas Legislature called for the establishment of the TRS Workgroup for the purpose of reviewing the certification criteria and providing recommendations to TWC no later than
May 2014. More information about the TRS Workgroup is available on the TWC website: www.texasworkforce.org/svcs/childcare/texas-rising-star-workgroup.html
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide input to the TRS Workgroup at the May 15 public meeting. The TRS Workgroup is seeking comments on the draft recommendations which include revisions to the proposed TRS structure based on public comments from the first public meeting held in March. The draft recommendations can be viewed at:
www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/childcare/public-meeting-notice.doc.
In addition to the public meeting comments may be emailed to: TRSWorkgroup376@twc.state.tx.us no later than May 15 2014 by 9:00 a.m.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids services or special accommodations should contact Kim Bergmann at 512-463-7903 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency dedicated to helping Texas employers workers and communities prosper economically. For details on TWC and the services it offers in coordination with its network of local workforce development boards call 512-463-8942 or visit www.texasworkforce.org.
