Texas Human Resources Code 31.0035 – Transitional Child-Care Services
(a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall provide necessary transitional child-care services, in accordance with Texas Workforce Commission rules and federal law, to a person who was receiving financial assistance under this chapter but is no longer eligible to receive the assistance because:
(1) the person’s household income has increased; or
(2) the person has exhausted the person’s benefits under § 31.0065.
(b) Except as provided by § 31.012(c), the Texas Workforce Commission may provide the child-care services only until the earlier of:
(1) the end of the applicable period prescribed by § 31.0065 for the provision of transitional benefits; or
(2) the first anniversary of the date on which the person becomes ineligible for financial assistance because of increased household income.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 31.0035
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall adopt a system of copayments in order to have a person who receives child-care services under this section contribute an amount toward the cost of the services according to the person’s ability to pay.
(d) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall provide for sanctions for a person who is financially able to contribute the amount required by Subsection (c) but fails to pay.