89R9004 DNC-D
By: Harris Davila H.B. No. 5122
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with
respect to child-care resources.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 302.0064 to read as follows:
Sec. 302.0064. CHILD-CARE RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS. (a)
The commission shall maintain in a prominent location on its
Internet website a link to a web page consisting of comprehensive
and current information to help employers assist employees who are
parents with accessing child care, including information on:
(1) child-care assistance;
(2) best practices for assisting employees who are
parents;
(3) any available state and federal tax credits;
(4) dependent care savings accounts;
(5) any available free tools or templates;
(6) policies and benefits an employer may adopt to
assist employees in accessing child care; and
(7) other resources related to child care that the
commission considers relevant.
(b) The web page described by Subsection (a) must include an
explanation that:
(1) the commission does not and may not provide legal
advice; and
(2) an employer is not required to implement any
employment policy or benefit included on the web page unless
required by other law.
SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2026, the Texas
Workforce Commission shall post on its Internet website the
information required by Section 302.0064, Labor Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.