Mary Gonzalez, Texas State Representative of the 75th district (D) | https://www.facebook.com/RepMaryGonzalezHD75/
Mary Gonzalez, Texas State Representative of the 75th district (D) | https://www.facebook.com/RepMaryGonzalezHD75/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to establishing optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program and reimbursement rates for those providers’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes optional certifications for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program, aiming to enhance their ratings under the program. The commission will offer these certifications, which include provisions for providers that integrate children with disabilities alongside typically developing peers. Child-care providers who receive such optional certifications will be granted an additional reimbursement amount. However, this reimbursement will not exceed the amount provided to a Texas Rising Star Program provider with a two-star rating. The act is set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Mary Gonzalez, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V, member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, and vice chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, proposed another 36 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Gonzales graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) with a BS.
Mary Gonzales is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 75th House district. He replaced previous state representative Inocente Quintanilla in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5537 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee |
| HB 5275 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions |
| HB 5273 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain child-care centers that increase their capacity to care for children |
| HB 5272 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that operate an on-site child-care center for use by the entity's employees |
| HB 5271 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the screening of, services for, and educational programs for children with visual impairments; authorizing an administrative penalty |
| HB 5262 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council |
| HB 556 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a criminal offense for the creation or distribution of certain artificially generated media with the intent to influence the outcome of an election |
| HB 401 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a criminal offense for creating and distributing certain misleading videos with the intent to influence the outcome of an election |
| HB 1930 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of certain municipal utility districts |
| HB 3293 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to rates for electric service provided to public school districts and other local governmental entities in certain counties |
| HB 669 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft |
| HB 4193 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including certain training for school district personnel and parents of certain students |
| HB 464 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires |
| HB 4048 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to compensation, leave, and physical fitness programs and standards for certain employees of the office of the inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department |
| HB 4046 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to an enrollee's cost-sharing liability for emergency care under a health benefit plan |
| HB 449 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images using deep fake technology |
| HB 1632 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for animal food intended for consumption by domesticated animals |
| HB 3024 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to required reporting regarding a school district's school counseling program |
| HB 2938 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to attendant care services under Medicaid and other programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission, including establishing a minimum base wage for certain personal attendants providing those services and allowing family members to provide those services |
| HB 2917 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education |
| HB 1931 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the salary of the superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| HB 1526 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to a study by Texas State University on the expected effects of future climate change in this state and the preparedness of this state to address those effects |
| HB 1462 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate junkyards, automotive wrecking and salvage yards, and recycling businesses |
| HB 1436 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to an animal cruelty public awareness campaign by the Texas Animal Health Commission |
| HB 1274 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations |
| HB 1273 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to human sexuality education in public schools |
| HB 1272 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to healthy relationships education in public schools |
| HB 1271 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of indecency with a child |
| HB 641 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools |
| HB 615 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to policies and procedures regarding a public school student who knowingly produced or distributed certain intimate videos or images depicting another student |
| HB 466 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities |
| HB 373 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate recycling businesses |
| HB 317 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to an employee's right to time off from work if the employee experiences a reproductive loss |
| HB 301 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to leave for state employees for prenatal care |
| HB 258 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to leave for lactating state employees |
| HB 174 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs |
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