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. ; 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.
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/18/2025 House • Filed
2/26/2025 House • Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/21/2025 House • PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
3/25/2025 House • 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 House • 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 House • Added to Higher Education Budget Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable by Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
4/4/2025 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
4/8/2025 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
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CS/HB 681, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/25/2025 at 2:07 PM
Bill Text: PDF Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1458 (c1) Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding DiCeglie Identical Last Action: 4/17/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building 
S 1618 (c2) Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/21/2025 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
S 1624 (c2) Higher Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 4/21/2025 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/16/2025 11:07 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 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) -
HB 681, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2025 at 9:54 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1458 Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Program Funding DiCeglie Identical Last Action: 4/17/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 446.033 Page 2 (pdf) 1003.493 Career and professional academies and career-themed courses. Page 9 (pdf)