By: Bryant H.B. No. 4039
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility of certain children 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 302.00415 to read as follows:
Sec. 302.00415. SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE PROGRAM:
ELIGIBILITY. (a) A child is eligible for subsidized child care if
the child:
(1) is:
(A) younger than four years of age; and
(B) a member of a household with a total annual
income that is at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty
guidelines; or
(2) meets eligibility requirements established by the
commission.
(b) The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer
this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.