Bill:  HB 120 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 14985 KJE-F
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
Author:Bell, Keith | Buckley | Ashby | Gates | Button
Coauthor:Cook | Davis, Aicha | DeAyala | Fairly | Frank | Guerra | Guillen | Isaac | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Morales Shaw | Orr | Raymond | Spiller | Toth
Sponsor:Schwertner
Cosponsor:Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hancock | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | West
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
Education--Rural (I0221)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)
Labor--Workforce Development--Rural (I0496)
Military & Veterans (I0535)
Science & Technology (I0751)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM (S0541)
INTERNET (S0130)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
Remarks:This Act takes effect immediately, except Sections 13-21 take effect September 1, 2025, and Section 23 has no effect.
House Committee:Public EducationS/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Status:Out of committeeOut of committee
Vote:Ayes=15   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Education K-16
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      02/20/2025    
H   Read first time      02/25/2025     296
H   Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker      02/25/2025   03:35 PM  296
H   Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .      03/05/2025    
H   Considered by s/c in public hearing      03/05/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in s/c      03/05/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee      03/05/2025    
H   Left pending in subcommittee      03/05/2025    
H   Recalled from subcommittee      03/18/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/18/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/18/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/18/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/27/2025     830
H   Committee report distributed      03/27/2025   03:55 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/28/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/09/2025    
H   Placed on Emergency Calendar      04/15/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      04/15/2025     1431
H   Amended   1-K. Bell   04/15/2025     1431
H   Record vote   RV#182   04/15/2025     1432
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/15/2025     1433
H   Record vote   RV#183   04/15/2025     1433
H   Read 3rd time      04/16/2025     1474
H   Passed      04/16/2025     1474
H   Record vote   RV#213   04/16/2025     1474
H   Reported engrossed      04/16/2025   01:15 PM  1688
S   Received from the House      04/16/2025     1321
S   Read first time      04/23/2025     1432
S   Referred to Education K-16      04/23/2025     1432
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/08/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/08/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/08/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      05/08/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/13/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      05/13/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/20/2025     2313
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/20/2025   11:49 AM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/23/2025     2493
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/23/2025    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/25/2025     2664
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/25/2025     2517
S   Read 2nd time      05/25/2025     2517
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Schwertner   05/25/2025     2517
S   Amended      05/25/2025     2520
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2025     2520
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/25/2025     2520
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2025     2520
S   Three day rule suspended      05/25/2025     2520
S   Record vote      05/25/2025     2520
S   Read 3rd time      05/25/2025     2520
S   Passed      05/25/2025     2520
S   Record vote      05/25/2025     2520
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2025     6091
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/28/2025   08:13 AM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/28/2025   08:14 AM 
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/28/2025     6786
H   Record vote   RV#4010   05/28/2025     6786
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2025     6786
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/28/2025     6786
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/28/2025     3128
H   Reported enrolled      05/30/2025   06:37 PM  7414
H   Signed in the House      05/31/2025     7406
S   Signed in the Senate      06/01/2025     3827
E   Sent to the Governor      06/01/2025     7610
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     7610
E   See remarks for effective date      06/20/2025