HBA-NLM S.B. 1391 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1391
By: Shapleigh
Economic Development
5/11/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, allocation formulas for the disbursement of federal child care
funds to Local Workforce Development Areas do not require the inclusion of
poverty statistics.  Federal child care money is targeted to help Texas'
neediest children, and the inclusion of poverty rates with population
statistics in child care allocation formulas may be a necessary factor.
S.B. 1391 sets forth provisions for the review by the Texas Workforce
Commission of the allocation of certain funds for child care services. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  REVIEW OF CHILD CARE ALLOCATION FORMULAS.  Requires the Texas
Workforce Commission (TWC) to conduct a review of the child care allocation
formulas to compare TWC's current child care funding system with a system
that emphasizes funding areas with the greatest need for services.
Requires an area's need for child care services, in conducting the review
required by this Act, to be evaluated according to the criteria established
by this section.  Requires TWC, after consideration of the established
criteria, to determine which local workforce development areas have the
greatest need for child care services, and how child care resources are
currently distributed to those areas.  Requires TWC to propose alternative
methods that address allocation inequities identified by the review.
Requires TWC to identify programs under its jurisdiction which allocate
money to local workforce development areas and do not consider povertybased
measures in their allocation process.  Requires TWC to report required
findings and recommendations to certain entities by November 1, 2000.  Sets
forth the required content for the recommendations. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.
  Effective date:  upon passage.