89R1821 AMF-F     By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 460       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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 compared to family income,   considering 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   applicable to 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, 2026, 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 Act expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.