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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain children for 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 302.00415 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.00415. SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE PROGRAM: |
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ELIGIBILITY. (a) A child is eligible for subsidized child care if |
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the child: |
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(1) is: |
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(A) younger than four years of age; and |
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(B) a member of a household with a total annual |
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income that is at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty |
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guidelines; or |
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(2) meets eligibility requirements established by the |
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commission. |
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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. |