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Amend Amendment No. 153 proposed by Representative Mike
Villarreal by:
1) striking "Amend CSSB 1 under the appropriations to the
Texas Workforce Commission by amending to add the
following language at the end:" and substituting "On page XI-71,
add the following rider language:" and
2) striking and substituting the following:
In the 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.
Contingency for HB 1995. Contingent upon the enactment of HB
1995, or similar legislation by the Seventy-ninth Legislature,
Regular Session, 2005, relating to a grant program to encourage
investment of federal earned income tax credit funds, and in the
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.