(a) For purposes of this section, "child-care worker" means an individual employed by and working in a child-care facility licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, for a minimum of 25 hours per week. The term does not include the owner or director of a child-care facility unless the owner's or director's child is served in a program other than a program directly supervised by the owner or director.
(b) The commission shall require that any waiting list for child-care services must establish a priority position for the delivery of those services to children of child-care workers who are eligible for the services.
(c) A child-care worker whose child receives a priority position on a waitlist as provided by Subsection (b) is subject to redetermination of the individual's eligibility for services in accordance with commission rule each year.
Official text of the Texas Labor Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.