HB 5146
bill counting GED prep and job training for child care
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
More classes count as approved education for subsidized child care.
The bill tells the Texas Workforce Commission to count GED prep, adult high school charter programs, English as a second language classes, job training, and other college or career school courses as approved education when deciding who qualifies for subsidized child care. It also bars the commission from requiring single parents to do more than 20 combined hours of work and school or training each week to qualify. Low-income parents in school or training get an easier path to state child-care help starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee on May 7, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5146 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to certain requirements regarding the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
WHAT IT DOES
More classes count as approved education for subsidized child care.
The bill tells the Texas Workforce Commission to count GED prep, adult high school charter programs, English as a second language classes, job training, and other college or career school courses as approved education when deciding who qualifies for subsidized child care. It also bars the commission from requiring single parents to do more than 20 combined hours of work and school or training each week to qualify. Low-income parents in school or training get an easier path to state child-care help starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · May 5, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 9, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · May 5, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025
05/07/2025 H Left pending in committee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Day Care
ADULT EDUCATION
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 253 words
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.