---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer."
description: "Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 4361"
citation: "Texas HB 4361 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)", "Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Parker", "Raney"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ccb575e-be0a-4843-b64b-ac17a151e314"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04300_HB04399/HB 4361.xml"
source_hash: "c042d109ca17e9f94bf927a45e6a4d66ef6feed48c8563a3aabc60b3f7ab643e"
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 4361 (87) — Relating to off-campus workforce education or lower-division programs offered by a public institution of higher education at the request of an employer.

## 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/HB04361I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04361E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04361H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04361S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04361F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **143–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Raney — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-15** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-27** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-28** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-10** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-12** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-14** Record vote
- **2021-05-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-17** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-17** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** 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 reported
- **2021-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ccb575e-be0a-4843-b64b-ac17a151e314`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).