Floor Packet Page No. 143                                                   

	
Amend CSSB 1 under the appropriations to the Texas Workforce 
Commission by amending                               to add the following 
language at the end:
	In an effort to increase the numbers of individuals in Texas 
who are gainfully employed as well as maximize federal funds 
available to the state at the state and local levels, promotion of 
the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program for recipients 
of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall be funded 
out of funds appropriated above.  The Texas Workforce Commission 
shall expend $500,000 for the biennium of these funds for a matching 
grant program.  Local collaborations---which may include United 
Ways, foundations, community- and faith-based organizations, 
cities, and/or counties---shall receive a 1:1 match of up to 
$25,000 per year.  One collaboration shall receive funding per 
local workforce development board area per year.  Local projects 
shall promote the importance of work and assist in determining the 
eligibility of potential recipients in addition to the promotion of 
the tax credit.  Nothing in this rider precludes the expenditure of 
general revenue dollars on EITC promotion to the extent such 
dollars are available.