Monitoring the SessionHB 801
Died in committee
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
relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Nonresponsive takes failing legal duties and missing at least 80 percent of standards, two years running!
The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to adopt a plan that lets nonprofit service providers apply for workforce funding directly from the commission when their local workforce development board is nonresponsive. A board counts as nonresponsive only if the commission finds it is not meeting its legal duties and has also missed at least 80 percent of its performance standards for two program years in a row. When that happens, nonprofits can seek money for job training, adult education, employment services and support programs for cash-aid and food-aid recipients without going through the local board.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 865 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 865 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB801 · 2024-11-12
relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs.
Nonresponsive takes failing legal duties and missing at least 80 percent of standards, two years running!
The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to adopt a plan that lets nonprofit service providers apply for workforce funding directly from the commission when their local workforce development board is nonresponsive. A board counts as nonresponsive only if the commission finds it is not meeting its legal duties and has also missed at least 80 percent of its performance standards for two program years in a row. When that happens, nonprofits can seek money for job training, adult education, employment services and support programs for cash-aid and food-aid recipients without going through the local board.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
“The commission shall adopt a plan to allow nonprofit service providers to apply for funding directly from the commission”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill opens a direct path for state-administered workforce money to flow to nonprofit providers, bypassing local workforce boards that fail to perform.
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Derived itemized flow · Aug 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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.
$36,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.
$34,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
$17,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 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: 100981675, 101038806.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.
$34,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.
$17,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 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: 100981675, 101038806.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 25, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/05/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations
Labor--General
Labor--Workforce Development
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 299 words
89R3681 KSD-F By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 801 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is amended by adding Section 302.0465 to read as follows: Sec. 302.0465. DIRECT FUNDING APPLICATION. (a) The commission shall adopt a plan to allow nonprofit service providers to apply for funding directly from the commission if the local workforce development board is nonresponsive. A local workforce development board is considered nonresponsive if, as determined by the commission, the board: (1) is not fulfilling the board's statutory requirements; and (2) has not met at least 80 percent of the performance standards established under this chapter and other applicable federal and state law for two consecutive program years. (b) The plan adopted under this section may include an application for funding for: (1) job training programs funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Section 3101 et seq.); (2) postsecondary vocational and technical job training programs that are not part of approved courses or programs that lead to licensing, certification, or an associate degree under Chapter 61, 130, or 135, Education Code, or Subchapter E, Chapter 88, Education Code; (3) adult education programs under Chapter 315; (4) employment services programs; (5) support services provided for recipients of financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; and (6) employment and training programs for recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement Section 302.0465, Labor Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.