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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state |
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in comparison to family income. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall |
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conduct a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in |
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comparison to family income. The study must: |
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(1) examine: |
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(A) trends in child-care costs and projections |
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for future child-care costs; |
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(B) child-care costs compared to family income, |
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considering federal poverty guidelines, state median income, or |
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other relevant income standards; and |
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(C) the amount of governmental money estimated or |
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available to support subsidized child care over the periods |
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applicable to the data described in Paragraphs (A) and (B) of this |
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subdivision and the number of children receiving subsidized child |
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care; and |
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(2) estimate the number of families eligible to |
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receive subsidized child care. |
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(b) Not later than December 15, 2026, the Texas Workforce |
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Commission shall report the results of the study conducted under |
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Subsection (a) of this section to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each |
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legislative standing committee with jurisdiction over child-care |
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facilities. |
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(c) This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |