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SB 1728 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

SB 1728 expands Texas's Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to include juvenile justice facilities. It allows the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments to apply for grants to develop career and technical education programs for youth in their care. These grants help cover start-up costs for new training programs focused on high-demand jobs or dual credit opportunities. The bill directly affects youth in juvenile justice settings by providing new educational pathways to support workforce readiness.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands vocational training grants for youth in juvenile justice, aiming to reduce recidivism through education and job skills development in correctional settings.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands vocational education access for juvenile justice youth via grant funding for high-demand job training programs.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands workforce development grants for juvenile justice youth in high-demand jobs, directly supporting labor market readiness and job training programs.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized into its enrolled version with minor formatting cleanup and the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers. The substantive policy content regarding the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and certification details were added.
TECHNICAL

Added certification signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and Governor to finalize the bill as an enrolled version.

Removed draft markings and placeholder text from the Engrossed version to produce a clean final text.

Added a note about digital content accessibility updates (WCAG 2.1) that does not affect the bill's legal text.

Floor votes · House May 21, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Charles Perry
Charles Perry
RRepublican
TX
28
P
Photo of Suleman Lalani
Suleman Lalani
DDemocratic
TX
76
Co
Photo of Carol Alvarado
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
TX
6
Co
Photo of Royce West
Royce West
DDemocratic
TX
23