CS/HB 681: Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding

GENERAL BILL by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, Melo; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson, Barnaby, Benarroch, Edmonds, Gonzalez Pittman, Kendall, López, J., Overdorf, Rizo, Salzman

Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding; Revises requirements for uniform minimum standards & policies governing apprenticeship & preapprenticeship programs & agreements to include requirements for partnerships between local educational agencies & apprenticeship & preapprenticeship programs; revises required date for specified report on apprenticeship & preapprenticeship programs; requires DOE to develop standard model contract template for local educational agencies & apprenticeship & preapprenticeship programs; provides requirements for local educational agencies & apprenticeship & preapprenticeship programs that enter into partnership agreements; requires DOE to develop apprenticeship funding transparency tool; provides requirements for District Workforce Education Funding Steering Committee meetings; provides requirements for certain workpapers; authorizes such meetings to be held using communications media technology.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/24/2025 03:44 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (5)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1458 (c1) by DiCeglie Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding Last Action: 4/24/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 681 -SJ 545	Identical
  H 1255 (er) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Education Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Compare
  H 1307 by Temple Education Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1618 (c2) by Calatayud Education Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1255 -SJ 891	Compare
  S 1624 (c2) by Calatayud Higher Education Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  446.032	General duties of the department for apprenticeship training.	Page 2 [pdf]
  1011.80	Funds for operation of workforce education programs.	Page 7 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/18/2025	H	• Filed
  2/26/2025	H	• Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/21/2025	H	• PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
  3/25/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  3/26/2025	H	• Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/28/2025	H	• Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda
  4/1/2025	H	• Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee • Now in Education & Employment Committee
  4/4/2025	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  4/8/2025	H	• Favorable by Education & Employment Committee • Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/10/2025	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  4/16/2025	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
  4/16/2025	S	• In Messages • Referred to Fiscal Policy
  4/22/2025	S	• Received
  4/24/2025	S	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 545 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1458 -SJ 545 • Read 2nd time -SJ 545 • Read 3rd time -SJ 545 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 545
  4/24/2025	H	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled