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Floor Packet Page No. 143
Amend CSSB 1 under the appropriations to the Texas Workforce
Commission by amending to add the following
language at the end:
In an effort to increase the numbers of individuals in Texas
who are gainfully employed as well as maximize federal funds
available to the state at the state and local levels, promotion of
the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program for recipients
of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall be funded
out of funds appropriated above. The Texas Workforce Commission
shall expend $500,000 for the biennium of these funds for a matching
grant program. Local collaborations---which may include United
Ways, foundations, community- and faith-based organizations,
cities, and/or counties---shall receive a 1:1 match of up to
$25,000 per year. One collaboration shall receive funding per
local workforce development board area per year. Local projects
shall promote the importance of work and assist in determining the
eligibility of potential recipients in addition to the promotion of
the tax credit. Nothing in this rider precludes the expenditure of
general revenue dollars on EITC promotion to the extent such
dollars are available.