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