Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering existing ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGORS
SECTION ____.01.  Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter 314 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 314. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGORS
Sec. 314.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)  "Nonrecipient parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.0021, Human Resources Code.
(2)  "Obligor" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.022, Family Code.
(3)  "Title IV-D agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.033, Family Code.
(4)  "Title IV-D case" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.034, Family Code.
Sec. 314.002.  PROGRAM. (a) The commission and the Title IV-D agency jointly shall develop and administer an employment services program to provide eligible child support obligors with assistance in obtaining employment so that the obligors may satisfy their child support obligations. The program shall:
(1)  provide an eligible obligor employment services similar to those services provided to a recipient or nonrecipient parent under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; and
(2)  direct eligible obligors, in appropriate cases, to local workforce development boards for skills assessment, job training, job placement, and job monitoring.
(b)  A referral of an eligible obligor to employment services under this chapter may be made in conjunction with a referral by the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.117, Family Code.
Sec. 314.003.  ELIGIBILITY. The commission, in collaboration with the Title IV-D agency, by rule shall prescribe criteria for determining a child support obligor's eligibility to participate in the program. The criteria must include the requirement that a child support obligor be unemployed or underemployed.
Sec. 314.004.  REQUIRED PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN OBLIGORS. (a) On a determination by the Title IV-D agency that an obligor in a Title IV-D case who is eligible to participate in the program is delinquent in paying a child support obligation, the agency may request a court of competent jurisdiction to render an order requiring the obligor to participate in the program. In making requests under this subsection, the Title IV-D agency shall give priority to making requests in regard to obligors who are the parent of a current or former recipient of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, or medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
(b)  If the court orders an obligor to participate in the program, the commission shall:
(1)  direct the obligor to an appropriate workforce development board for skills assessment, job training, job placement, and job monitoring; and
(2)  monitor the obligor's participation in any required program activities.
(c)  An obligor who fails to participate in the program as required by a court order shall be reported to the Title IV-D agency for the imposition of any penalty authorized by law.
Sec. 314.005.  FUNDING. The commission may allocate for the development, implementation, and administration of the program any money available to the commission through the grant provided under Section 403, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 603), and may use any other federal or state funds available for that purpose.
Sec. 314.006.  RULES. The commission, in collaboration with the Title IV-D agency, shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter, including rules:
(1)  for directing eligible child support obligors to the employment services provided by the program; and
(2)  prescribing the job monitoring and reporting requirements under the program.
SECTION ____.02.  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this article, the Texas Workforce Commission, in collaboration with the Title IV-D agency, shall adopt rules for the administration of Chapter 314, Labor Code, as added by this article.