89R6286 DNC-D     By: Ordaz H.B. No. 2652       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to establishing a certified caregiver pilot program in the   Borderplex workforce development area.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 4, Labor Code, is amended by   adding Chapter 321 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 321.  CERTIFIED CAREGIVER PILOT PROGRAM           Sec. 321.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "program" means   the certified caregiver pilot program established under this   chapter.          Sec. 321.002.  ESTABLISHMENT. (a)  The commission shall   establish and administer the certified caregiver pilot program in   the Borderplex workforce development area to address the need for   after-hours child care for single-parent household working parents   who are pursuing a short-term workforce training program in the   area.          (b)  The program shall:                (1)  assist employees of child-care facilities   licensed under Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, with   obtaining a license under Section 321.004 in order to provide child   care to the children of eligible parents outside of regular working   hours in the employee's home; and                (2)  provide supplemental subsidized child care for   single-parent households eligible under Section 321.005.          Sec. 321.003.  PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. (a)  The local   workforce development board serving the Borderplex workforce   development area shall select a total of 30 single-parent families   eligible under Section 321.005 that will qualify for supplemental   subsidized child care for a period of not more than six months.          (b)  A certified caregiver licensed under Section 321.004   shall be eligible to participate in the commission's subsidized   child-care program to provide child care outside regular working   hours to a child of a parent participating in the program.          Sec. 321.004.  LICENSE FOR CERTIFIED CAREGIVER. (a) The   executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission   shall adopt a procedure to issue a license to a caregiver who meets   the requirements of this section that allows the caregiver to   operate as a listed family home for purposes of the pilot program.          (b)  The procedure must require a caregiver to:                (1)  be a current employee of a child-care facility   licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, with not less than   two years of child-care experience;                (2)  provide after-hours child care in the caregiver's   own home; and                (3)  list the caregiver's home with the Health and Human   Services Commission as a family home and comply with minimum   standards for a listed family home adopted by the executive   commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission under   Section 42.042, Human Resources Code.          Sec. 321.005.  PARENT ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to   receive a child-care subsidy under the program, a parent must, at   the time of application:                (1)  receive a subsidy under the commission's   child-care subsidy program;                 (2)  reside in a single-parent household;                (3)  have completed a sufficient number of   postsecondary education credit hours, as determined by the   commission;                (4)  be enrolled in or agree to enroll in a short-term   workforce training program supported by the local workforce   development board serving the Borderplex workforce development   area; and                 (5)  demonstrate a need for child care outside of   regular working hours in order to complete the workforce training   program described under Subdivision (4).          Sec. 321.006.  REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2028, the   commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant   governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and standing   committee of each house of the legislature with primary   jurisdiction over economic development a report on:                (1)  the efficacy of the program;                (2)  the completion rate of workforce training programs   by parents receiving child care under the program;                (3)  the total cost of the program; and                (4)  a recommendation on whether to continue, expand,   or terminate the program.          Sec. 321.007.  RULES. The commission shall adopt rules   necessary to implement this chapter.          Sec. 321.008.  EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September   1, 2029.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.