Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1490 requires the workforce development division of the Texas Workforce Commission to include in the required training for members of local workforce development boards information that encourages members to be advocates for quality child care in their community and information regarding determining client eligibility, early childhood education, vendor management, and managing multiple state and federal child-care funding sources. The division must ensure that a local board receives the required training before it begins managing the delivery of child-care services. The act also transfers authority to appoint members of the State Advisory Committee on Child-Care Programs from the Texas Board of Human Services to the commission.