Tex. Human Resources Code § 72.003
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 72.003, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 72.003. COORDINATION OF SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) In a manner consistent with federal law and regulations, each Head Start and Early Head Start program provider shall coordinate with the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding subsidized child-care services.
(b) The coordination required by this section must include coordinating to ensure, to the extent practicable, that full-day, full-year child-care services are available to meet the needs of low-income parents who are working or participating in workforce training or workforce education. The coordination may also include:
(1) cooperating with the Texas Workforce Commission regarding studies conducted by the commission;
(2) collecting data necessary to determine a child's eligibility for subsidized child-care services or a Head Start or Early Head Start program, when permissible;
(3) cooperating to provide for staff training and professional development activities;
(4) identifying and developing methods for the collaborative provision of subsidized child-care services and Head Start or Early Head Start program services, including:
(A) sharing facilities or staff; and
(B) increasing the enrollment capacity of those programs;
(5) identifying child-care facilities located in close proximity to Head Start or Early Head Start programs; and
(6) coordinating transportation between child-care facilities identified under Subdivision (5) and a Head Start or Early Head Start program.
(b) The coordination required by this section must include coordinating to ensure, to the extent practicable, that full-day, full-year child-care services are available to meet the needs of low-income parents who are working or participating in workforce training or workforce education. The coordination may also include:
(1) cooperating with the Texas Workforce Commission regarding studies conducted by the commission;
(2) collecting data necessary to determine a child's eligibility for subsidized child-care services or a Head Start or Early Head Start program, when permissible;
(3) cooperating to provide for staff training and professional development activities;
(4) identifying and developing methods for the collaborative provision of subsidized child-care services and Head Start or Early Head Start program services, including:
(A) sharing facilities or staff; and
(B) increasing the enrollment capacity of those programs;
(5) identifying child-care facilities located in close proximity to Head Start or Early Head Start programs; and
(6) coordinating transportation between child-care facilities identified under Subdivision (5) and a Head Start or Early Head Start program.
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