HB 2689

Adult education pilot pairs diplomas with job credentials

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed

Rep. Ryan GuillenRHouse 31

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the establishment of an intensive workforce readiness adult education pilot program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Eligible providers get charters outside the existing cap. Local boards identify high-demand jobs.

The bill tells the Texas Education Agency to set up a pilot program where adult education charter providers help adults earn a high school diploma or equivalency certificate plus industry certifications in high-demand local jobs. It reaches adults eligible under the existing adult high school charter law, charter operators who apply, and local workforce boards that identify the high-demand jobs. On the ground, the education commissioner must grant pilot charters to eligible applicants outside the current 10-charter cap, and the agency must have the program running by September 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Public Education subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education on Mar 27, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2689 · 2025-02-11

SOLD BY

Rep. Ryan GuillenRHouse 31

ITEM

relating to the establishment of an intensive workforce readiness adult education pilot program.

WHAT IT DOES

Eligible providers get charters outside the existing cap. Local boards identify high-demand jobs.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($52,429,500)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 27, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2689, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($162,531,450) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($52,429,500)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 11, 2025Filed
Mar 18, 2025Read first time
Mar 18, 2025Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker
Mar 27, 2025Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Mar 27, 2025Considered by s/c in public hearing
Mar 27, 2025Committee substitute considered in s/c
Mar 27, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Mar 27, 2025Left pending in subcommittee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ryan Guillen

Donors

Frontera Texas PAC$160K Texas Sands PAC$121K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$23K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Frontera Texas PAC$160,007.97

Frontera Texas PAC

$160,007.97

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $160,007.97
Total: $160,007.97

Other filed descriptions $73,500.00mail $40,000.00mailing $19,429.94texting $18,144.37digital $8,211.55printing $722.11

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.

Texas Sands PAC$120,875.00

Texas Sands PAC

$120,875.00

Cash: $113,500.00
Paid by others: $7,375.00
Total: $120,875.00

polling $7,375.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$22,795.90

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$22,795.90

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $22,795.90
Total: $22,795.90

polling $15,000.00Other filed descriptions $7,352.14texting $443.76

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033369, 101070155.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Frontera Texas PAC

$160,007.97

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $160,007.97
Total: $160,007.97

Other filed descriptions $73,500.00mail $40,000.00mailing $19,429.94texting $18,144.37digital $8,211.55printing $722.11

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.

Texas Sands PAC

$120,875.00

Cash: $113,500.00
Paid by others: $7,375.00
Total: $120,875.00

polling $7,375.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$22,795.90

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $22,795.90
Total: $22,795.90

polling $15,000.00Other filed descriptions $7,352.14texting $443.76

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033369, 101070155.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($52,429,500)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 27, 2025

First year · FY 2026 · ($52,429,500)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 11, 2025

03/27/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools

Education--Primary & Secondary--Vocational

Labor--Workforce Development

ADULT EDUCATION

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 417 words

89R1770 AMF-D

By: Guillen
H.B. No. 2689

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of an intensive workforce readiness

adult education pilot program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 12.255, Education Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as

follows:

(c) Subject to Subsections [ Subsection ] (d) and (e) , the

commissioner may not grant more than 10 charters under this

subchapter.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) or any other law and in

addition to the number of charters allowed under this section and

Subchapter D, the commissioner shall, on the basis of an

application submitted, grant a charter to an eligible entity to

provide an intensive workforce readiness adult education program

under the pilot program established under Section 12.266.

SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 12.266 to read as follows:

Sec. 12.266. INTENSIVE WORKFORCE READINESS PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) The agency shall establish a pilot program under which one or

more eligible entities provides an intensive workforce readiness

adult education program to enable an individual described by

Section 12.258 to successfully complete:

(1) a program that leads to a high school diploma or a

high school equivalency certificate; and

(2) career and technology courses leading to:

(A) at least one industry certification or

license; and

(B) at least one certification or license in an

occupation identified by the local workforce development board as a

high demand occupation in the area.

(b) The agency shall request applications from eligible

entities to provide an adult education program under the pilot

program. The agency shall require each applicant to identify:

(1) the local workforce development board serving the

area in which the applicant intends to operate an adult education

program under the pilot program and the high demand occupations in

that area as identified by the board; and

(2) each industry certification or license an

individual who successfully completes the program is eligible to

receive.

SECTION 3. Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas

Education Agency shall establish and implement the pilot program

required by Section 12.266, Education Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 4. 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.