Monitoring the Session

HB 5476

three agencies coordinate career and technical education grants

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the coordination and alignment of career and technical education grant programs across the tri-agency partners.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

TEA, the Coordinating Board and the Workforce Commission, aligned.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency, the Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission to coordinate their competitive career and technical education grant programs. It touches the three agencies and the high schools and colleges that apply for grants such as Jobs and Education for Texans, P-TECH, Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education, and federal Perkins money. On the ground, the agencies must jointly line up funding streams, cut duplicate grants, and steer money toward high-school-to-college pathways and workforce credentials, but the bill sets no deadline, no penalty, and no new money.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5476 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

ITEM

relating to the coordination and alignment of career and technical education grant programs across the tri-agency partners.

WHAT IT DOES

TEA, the Coordinating Board and the Workforce Commission, aligned.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency, the Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission to coordinate their competitive career and technical education grant programs. It touches the three agencies and the high schools and colleges that apply for grants such as Jobs and Education for Texans, P-TECH, Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education, and federal Perkins money. On the ground, the agencies must jointly line up funding streams, cut duplicate grants, and steer money toward high-school-to-college pathways and workforce credentials, but the bill sets no deadline, no penalty, and no new money.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Withdrawn from schedule
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry M. Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$414KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$231KKenneth Mongold$25,000

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$413,658.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Kenneth Mongold$25,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$378,658.18
Total
$413,658.18
mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$181,075.00
Total
$231,075.00
canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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 Mar 14, 2025

04/15/2025 H Withdrawn from schedule

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--General

Labor--Workforce Development

State Finances--Management & Control

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS

WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 368 words

By: Wilson
H.B. No. 5476

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the coordination and alignment of career and technical

education grant programs across the tri-agency partners.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 2308A, Section 2308A.011, Government

Code, is amended by adding new subsections (c)-(g) to read as

follows:

(c) The agency, coordinating board, and commission shall

coordinate competitive secondary and postsecondary career and

technical education grant programs for the expansion of career and

technical education programs and the creation and implementation of

new career and technical education programs that are aligned with

the state workforce development goals.

(d) The agency, coordinating board, and commission shall

jointly:

(1) coordinate grant funding to address career and

technical education program start-up and delivery costs through

aligning two or more grant funding streams.

(2) identify and work to reduce duplication in grant

programs across the agency, coordinating board, and commission.

(3) identify opportunities to structure grant funding

for career and technical education projects that support

secondary-to-postsecondary career pathways, including career and

technical education dual credit or the attainment of postsecondary

credentials for secondary students.

(4) identify opportunities to structure grant funding

for career and technical education projects that are aligned with

the attainment of career and technical education credentials of

value funded under Texas Education Code, Chapter 130A, and designed

to meet the state workforce needs in high-demand fields.

(f) To the extent possible, the coordination of competitive

grant programs shall prioritize comprehensive funding of

facilities, equipment, instructional materials, and faculty and

staff for program development and delivery to best meet state

workforce development goals.

(g) Grant programs that shall be coordinated include, but

are not limited to, Jobs and Education for Texans, P-TECH, Texas

Reskilling and Upskilling through Education, and federal career and

technical education programs including the Carl D. Perkins

Vocational Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 2301 et seq.).

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.