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      By: Talarico H.B. No. 5146       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized   child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is   amended by adding Section 302.0048 to read as follows:           Sec.   302.0048.     SUBSIDIZED CHILD-CARE PROGRAM; RULES. (a)   For the purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for   subsidized child care, the commission:                 (1)     shall include the following courses or programs as   approved educational programs and job training:                       (A)     general educational development (GED) test   preparation courses or programs;                       (B)     adult education programs provided under the   adult high school charter school program under Subchapter G,   Chapter 12, Education Code;                       (C)     English as a second language (ESL) courses or   programs;                       (D)  job training programs; and                       (E)     any other courses or programs at an   accredited postsecondary educational institution, including a   public or private junior college, a public or private institution   of higher education, or a public or private technical institution   or at a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001,   Education Code, regardless of whether the individual earns academic   credit for the course or program; and                 (2)     may not require an individual who is a member of a   single-parent household to complete more than 20 hours of combined   work and attendance at a job training or educational program each   week.           (b)     The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer   this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.