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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized |
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| 7 | 9 | | child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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| 10 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 302.0048 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | Sec. 302.0048. SUBSIDIZED CHILD-CARE PROGRAM; RULES. (a) |
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| 12 | 14 | | For the purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for |
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| 13 | 15 | | subsidized child care, the commission: |
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| 14 | 16 | | (1) shall include the following courses or programs as |
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| 15 | 17 | | approved educational programs and job training: |
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| 16 | 18 | | (A) general educational development (GED) test |
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| 17 | 19 | | preparation courses or programs; |
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| 18 | 20 | | (B) adult education programs provided under the |
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| 19 | 21 | | adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G, |
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| 20 | 22 | | Chapter 12, Education Code; |
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| 21 | 23 | | (C) English as a second language (ESL) courses or |
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| 22 | 24 | | programs; |
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| 23 | 25 | | (D) job training programs; and |
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| 24 | 26 | | (E) any other courses or programs at an |
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| 25 | 27 | | accredited postsecondary educational institution, including a |
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| 26 | 28 | | public or private junior college, a public or private institution |
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| 27 | 29 | | of higher education, or a public or private technical institution |
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| 28 | 30 | | or at a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001, |
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| 29 | 31 | | Education Code, regardless of whether the individual earns academic |
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| 30 | 32 | | credit for the course or program; and |
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| 31 | 33 | | (2) may not require an individual who is a member of a |
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| 32 | 34 | | single-parent household to complete more than 20 hours of combined |
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| 33 | 35 | | work and attendance at a job training or educational program each |
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| 34 | 36 | | week. |
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| 35 | 37 | | (b) The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer |
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| 36 | 38 | | this section. |
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| 37 | 39 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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