89R16368 DNC-F
By: Perez of Harris H.B. No. 5301
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 shall include the following
courses or programs as approved educational programs and job
training:
(1) general educational development (GED) test
preparation courses or programs;
(2) adult education programs provided under the adult
high school charter school program under Subchapter G, Chapter 12,
Education Code;
(3) English as a second language (ESL) courses or
programs;
(4) job training programs; and
(5) 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.
(b) The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer
this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.