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S.B. No. 1265 AN ACT relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 302.0064 to read as follows: Sec. 302.0064. CHILD-CARE RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS. (a) The commission shall maintain in a prominent location on its Internet website a link to a web page consisting of comprehensive and current information to help employers assist employees who are parents with accessing child care, including information on: (1) child-care assistance; (2) best practices for assisting employees who are parents; (3) any available state and federal tax credits; (4) dependent care savings accounts; (5) any available free tools or templates; (6) policies and benefits an employer may adopt to assist employees in accessing child care; and (7) other resources related to child care that the commission considers relevant. (b) The web page described by Subsection (a) must include an explanation that: (1) the commission does not and may not provide legal advice; and (2) an employer is not required to implement any employment policy or benefit included on the web page unless required by other law. SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2026, the Texas Workforce Commission shall post on its Internet website the information required by Section 302.0064, Labor Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1265 passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1265 passed the House on May 15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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