S.B. No. 462

AN ACT

relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 302.0064 to read as follows:

Sec. 302.0064. CHILD-CARE SERVICES WAITING LIST PRIORITY FOR CHILD-CARE WORKERS. (a) For purposes of this section, "child-care worker" means an individual employed by and working in a child-care facility licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, for a minimum of 25 hours per week. The term does not include the owner or director of a child-care facility unless the owner's or director's child is served in a program other than a program directly supervised by the owner or director.

(b) The commission shall require that any waiting list for child-care services must establish a priority position for the delivery of those services to children of child-care workers who are eligible for the services.

(c) A child-care worker whose child receives a priority position on a waitlist as provided by Subsection (b) is subject to redetermination of the individual's eligibility for services in accordance with commission rule each year.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 462 passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 462 passed the House on May 15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 18, two present not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor