Relating to the establishment of a career and technical education reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency.

SB 1213 creates a grant program through the Texas Education Agency to help school districts and open-enrollment charter schools collect and analyze career and technical education (CTE) data. The grants fund tools to track student participation in career organizations, work-based learning hours, industry certification results, college/career readiness, and enrollment data broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, and special populations. Schools can use the funds for data software, staff training, and integrating CTE data with the state’s education management system. This bill directly affects Texas schools seeking to improve CTE program effectiveness through better data collection.