SB1728

The law adds those three types of juvenile justice entities to Education Code 134.004, 134.006 and 134.007. They apply to the JET advisory board under its procedures; the Texas Workforce Commission awards grants on the board’s advice and recommendations. Grants address start-up costs for new career and technical education, subject to program requirements. The act adds the entities separately from the existing school/charter-school college-partnership category; it does not expressly impose that category’s partnership condition on them. Final law; Prior eligibility; Administering agency.

Potential economic returns to Texas remain the primary award consideration. The commission may additionally consider whether a program offers new opportunities not previously available in education programs at facilities operated wholly or partly by these juvenile justice entities—including facilities operated by contracted private vendors. This recognizes programs at contract facilities; it does not list a private vendor itself as a new eligible grant recipient. Existing college, school, charter and Windham School District eligibility is retained. Final law.

The introduced, Senate committee, Senate-passed, House committee and final operative texts match. The amendment index lists no floor amendments, and no proposed restriction was dropped during those stages. Introduced; Senate committee; Senate-passed; House committee; Final law; Version index; Amendment index.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Young people in juvenile justice facilities could gain access to more job-training opportunities if eligible entities apply, receive grants and deliver programs. Employers could benefit from additional trained workers. Those are potential benefits, not a guarantee of jobs, credentials or reduced reoffending. More eligible applicants may compete for available JET funds; SB1728 sets no award amount or juvenile-justice funding reservation and appropriates no new money. Final law.

The March 23 introduced and April 23 engrossed fiscal notes anticipate no significant state or local fiscal impact and assume implementation costs can be absorbed with existing resources. They do not quantify awards or savings. The April 23 criminal-justice impact statement assumes no significant effect on state correctional populations or demand for correctional resources. Eligibility expansion therefore should not be presented as proven correctional savings. Introduced fiscal note; Engrossed fiscal note; Criminal-justice impact statement.