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HB3844 • 2025

Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds.

Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Villalobos
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds.

Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  7. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  9. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  10. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  12. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  13. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  14. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker

  15. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for purposes of administering certain federal workforce development funds.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3844 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R13014 KSD-D

By: Villalobos

H.B. No. 3844

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to individuals who are considered opportunity youth for

purposes of administering certain federal workforce development

funds.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is

amended by adding Section 302.0145 to read as follows:

Sec.

302.0145.

OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. For purposes of

administering any federal workforce development funds available to

assist opportunity youth in this state, unless federal law provides

otherwise, the term "opportunity youth" means individuals who are:

(1)

at least 16 years of age but younger than 27 years

of age;

(2) unemployed; and

(3)

not enrolled in secondary or postsecondary

education.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.