By: Talarico H.B. No. 5146
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.