Texas Labor Code - LAB § 302.0064. Child-Care Services Waiting List Priority for Child-Care Workers

(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.