87R11946 MM-D
By: West S.B. No. 1964
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.