Texas SB1265 requires the Texas Workforce Commission to provide resources for employers to assist employees with child care.

Texas SB1265 amends the Labor Code to mandate the Texas Workforce Commission to maintain a web page with resources for employers to help employees who are parents access child care. The page must include information on child-care assistance, best practices, tax credits, savings accounts, free tools, and other relevant resources. The commission must clarify that it does not provide legal advice and that employers are not required to implement any policy or benefit unless mandated by law. The information must be posted by February 1, 2026, and the act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas SB1265 requires the Texas Workforce Commission to provide resources for employers to assist employees with child care.

Texas SB1265 amends the Labor Code to mandate the Texas Workforce Commission to maintain a web page with resources for employers to help employees who are parents access child care. The page must include information on child-care assistance, best practices, tax credits, savings accounts, free tools, and other relevant resources. The commission must clarify that it does not provide legal advice and that employers are not required to implement any policy or benefit unless mandated by law. The information must be posted by February 1, 2026, and the act takes effect September 1, 2025.