TITLE: Relating to eligibility for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

SUMMARY: Relating to eligibility for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to eligibility for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 302.00437 to read as follows: Sec. 302.00437. SUBSIDIZED CHILD-CARE PROGRAM: ELIGIBILITY. (a) A child is eligible for subsidized child care if the child is eligible for enrollment in a prekindergarten class in a public school under Section 29.153, Education Code. (b) The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.