TITLE: Relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain requirements regarding 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 302.0048 to read as follows: Sec. 302.0048. SUBSIDIZED CHILD-CARE PROGRAM; RULES. (a) For the purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for subsidized child care, the commission: (1) shall include the following courses or programs as approved educational programs and job training: (A) general educational development (GED) test preparation courses or programs; (B) adult education programs provided under the adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Education Code; (C) English as a second language (ESL) courses or programs; (D) job training programs; and (E) any other courses or programs at an accredited postsecondary educational institution, including a public or private junior college, a public or private institution of higher education, or a public or private technical institution or at a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001, Education Code, regardless of whether the individual earns academic credit for the course or program; and (2) may not require an individual who is a member of a single-parent household to complete more than 20 hours of combined work and attendance at a job training or educational program each week. (b) The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.