(a) Unless prohibited under § 521.4265(c), the Texas Workforce Commission shall on request pay the fees associated with meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter 1001, Education Code, for a person who is:
(1) eligible for a driver’s license fee exemption under Section 521.1811; or
(2) younger than 26 years of age and:
(A) was in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services on the day before the person’s 18th birthday; or
(B) is a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 11434a.
(b) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall establish a process by which:
(1) a person described by Subsection (a) may apply to that commission for the payment of fees under this section; and
(2) that commission pays fees associated with meeting a requirement imposed under this subchapter or Chapter 1001, Education Code, to appropriate entities on behalf of the person described by Subsection (a).