HBA-AMW H.B. 2265 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2265
By: Villarreal, Mike
Economic Development
4/10/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Funding for child care services in Texas is provided through a collection
of federal and state sources. These funding sources are designed to provide
services to low-income families with parents who are working or attending
school or training.  In the case of funds that are not allocated by an
established federal formula to the state, current law requires the Texas
Workforce Commission (TWC) to develop a needbased formula that will
equitably allocate funds among all workforce areas.  House Bill 2265
requires TWC to allocate funds for child care services through the
application of a need-based formula that is designed to target services to
children from households having income of not more than 85 percent of the
state median income. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2265 amends the Labor Code to require the Texas Workforce
Commission to allocate funds allocated by formula to this state or to
regions of this state for child care services only through the application
of a need-based formula that is designed to target services to children
from households having income of not more than 85 percent of the state
median income. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.