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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 wages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission |
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with the assistance of the Texas Workforce Commission shall conduct |
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a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison |
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to wages. The study must: |
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(1) examine: |
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(A) past trends in child-care costs in comparison |
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to past wages; |
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(B) current trends in child-care costs in |
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comparison to current wages; |
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(C) future trends in child-care costs, including |
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projected costs for child care for each of the next 10 years and |
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projected future wages for each of the next 10 years; and |
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(D) expansion or stabilization of social service |
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programs over the periods provided in this subdivision; and |
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(2) compare the data described in Subdivision (1) of |
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this subsection for single-parent and two-parent households. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2024, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall report the results of the study conducted |
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under Subsection (a) of this section to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and each legislative standing committee with jurisdiction over |
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child-care facilities. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |