HB 1876

relating to the establishment of a career and technical education
reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 29.195 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.195.  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION REPORTING GRANT
PROGRAM.  (a)  From funds appropriated or otherwise available for
the purpose, the agency shall establish and administer a career and
technical education reporting grant program to award grants to
school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to facilitate
the collection, analysis, and reporting of career- and technical
education-related data to enhance program effectiveness and
student outcomes at the local and state levels.
(b)  The agency shall adopt rules to establish and administer
the grant program under this section, including rules:
(1)  establishing application procedures and
(2)  establishing grant eligibility criteria; and
(3)  prioritizing grant applications that demonstrate
the potential for significant positive effects on:
(A)  career and technical education program
(B)  workforce readiness of students.
(c)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
use a grant awarded under this section to:
(1)  implement strategies and procure software for
collecting and analyzing career and technical education data,
(A)  tracking student engagement in experiences
provided by career technical student organizations outside the
(i)  community service or other events;
(B)  tracking student hours worked, training
plans, and teacher visits in work-based learning classes offered by
(C)  tracking student results on industry-based
certifications, including information regarding the applicable
course and teacher and the cost for the certification;
(D)  identifying students who demonstrate
college, career, or military readiness and tracking which
performance measures the students meet in real time; and
(E)  maintaining information regarding enrollment
in career and technical education courses and programs of study,
(2)  train district or school employees in the use of
(3)  to the extent possible, improve the integration of
career and technical education data with the Public Education
Information Management System (PEIMS).
SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Education Agency shall establish the career
and technical education reporting grant program required by Section
29.195, Education Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.