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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list |
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priority for the children of certain child-care workers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.0064 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.0064. CHILD-CARE SERVICES WAITING LIST PRIORITY |
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FOR CHILD-CARE WORKERS. (a) For purposes of this section, |
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"child-care worker" means an individual employed by and working in |
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a child-care facility licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources |
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Code, for a minimum of 25 hours per week. The term does not include |
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the owner or director of a child-care facility unless the owner's or |
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director's child is served in a program other than a program |
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directly supervised by the owner or director. |
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(b) The commission shall require that any waiting list for |
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child-care services must establish a priority position for the |
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delivery of those services to children of child-care workers who |
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are eligible for the services. |
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(c) A child-care worker whose child receives a priority |
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position on a waitlist as provided by Subsection (b) is subject to |
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redetermination of the individual's eligibility for services in |
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accordance with commission rule each year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 462 passed the Senate on |
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April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 462 passed the House on |
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May 15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 18, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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