Bill Text: TX HB4753 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-15 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB4753 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4753-Engrossed.html
86R30385 MCK-D | ||
By: Lopez, Blanco | H.B. No. 4753 |
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relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state | ||
in comparison to family income. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall | ||
conduct a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in | ||
comparison to family income. The study must: | ||
(1) examine: | ||
(A) trends in child-care costs and projections | ||
for future child-care costs; | ||
(B) child-care costs in comparison to family | ||
income based on federal poverty guidelines, state median income, or | ||
other relevant income standards; and | ||
(C) the amount of governmental money estimated or | ||
available to support subsidized child care over the periods used | ||
for the data described in Paragraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision | ||
and the number of children receiving subsidized child care; and | ||
(2) estimate the number of families eligible to | ||
receive subsidized child care. | ||
(b) Not later than December 15, 2020, the Texas Workforce | ||
Commission shall report the results of the study conducted under | ||
Subsection (a) of this section to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each | ||
legislative standing committee with jurisdiction over child-care | ||
facilities. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |