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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the development of and report on a tri-agency work-based learning strategic framework by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board."
+description: "Relating to the development of and report on a tri-agency work-based learning strategic framework by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1247"
+citation: "Texas HB 1247 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "Education--General (I0255)", "Education--Higher--General (I0231)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lozano", "Ordaz Perez", "Powell"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-01-21"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f353df2-3401-45b5-b8e4-3e4c6c4ebb9d"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1247.xml"
+source_hash: "7e41d6944420eb8433cca2e7a67976bdc9fc736a14fea86e530582184013c0cb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1247 (87) — Relating to the development of and report on a tri-agency work-based learning strategic framework by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01247I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01247E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01247H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01247S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01247F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **114–32** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **114–32** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lozano — primary (person)
+- Ordaz Perez — primary (person)
+- Powell — primary (person)
+- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
+- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-21** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-04** Referred to International Relations & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-17** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-01** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-07** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-08** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-04-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-16** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-16** Record vote
+- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-10** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f353df2-3401-45b5-b8e4-3e4c6c4ebb9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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