HB 3672 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education grant program.

HB 3672 creates a state grant program to fund after-school and summer community education programs for students. Eligible organizations, such as schools or community groups, can apply for funding to provide programs in areas like arts, STEM, health, and academic enrichment outside regular school hours. The bill aims to improve student academic performance, reduce truancy, support mental health, and build community partnerships by expanding access to these programs. It requires the Texas Education Commissioner to establish the grant program with specific goals focused on student engagement and equitable resource access.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action May 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 5 edits · May 12, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from an introduced draft to an engrossed version, with substantive policy changes including the addition of a new grant program for extracurricular community education and the establishment of a timeline for implementation. The text was cleaned up to remove placeholder formatting and standardize the legislative structure.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly creates a new grant program (Section 29.258) for extracurricular community education programs, expanding the scope of community education beyond just definitions to include active funding mechanisms.
FISCAL

Added Section 29.258 establishing a grant program for extracurricular community education programs that promote learning and academic enrichment.

TIMELINE

Added Section 3 requiring the commissioner to establish the grant program as soon as practicable after the effective date.

Added Section 4 specifying that the Act takes effect immediately if two-thirds vote is received, otherwise September 1, 2025.

DEFINITION

Reformatted the definition of community education to remove placeholder text and standardize formatting.

TECHNICAL

Removed placeholder text, standardized formatting, and cleaned up bill header information.

Floor votes · House May 10, 2025

How they voted

7841
Passed · 28 other
Total votes 147
May 10, 2025
D Democratic60
35 Yea 2 Nay 23
58% Yea
R Republican87
43 Yea 39 Nay 5
49% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Trent Ashby
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
TX
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