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Committee hears bill to create state IT apprenticeship credential through community colleges
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Summary
House Bill 2768 would authorize public junior colleges and technical institutions to offer an IT apprenticeship credential in partnership with state agencies and employers to address shortages of skilled IT workers for state government roles; sponsor described no fiscal note.
Senators heard House Bill 2768, authored in the House by Chairman Capriglione and explained in the Senate by Senator Hinojosa, which would establish a state information-technology apprenticeship credential administered through public junior colleges and technical institutions.
The sponsor said the apprenticeship model would combine classroom instruction with applied, on-the-job experience, allowing participants to earn a credential linked to full-time IT roles in state government and strengthen capacity in cybersecurity, data management and digital services. "House Bill 2768 fills this gap with a structured apprenticeship model that blends classroom instruction with hands on, real world experience," Hinojosa said.
Committee members asked about a fiscal note; the sponsor and the chair said no fiscal note was shown in the committee materials. The bill was left pending "subject to the call of the chair." No public testimony was presented during the hearing on this bill, although the Texas Workforce Commission was listed as a resource.
