HB 5146

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,
(C)  English as a second language (ESL) courses or
(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
(b)  The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.