HB 2856
AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will conduct a comprehensive study to explore creating regional portals that help health sciences students secure clinical training placements at healthcare facilities. The study will analyze the number of regions needed, estimated costs of establishing these portals, and the staffing and maintenance requirements necessary to support such a system. By December 1, 2026, the board will submit a detailed report with findings and recommendations to state leadership, with the study and related provisions expiring on September 1, 2027.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 61.09012 to read as follows: Sec. 61.09012. STUDY ON CLINICAL TRAINING PLACEMENTS FOR STUDENTS. (a) The board shall conduct a study on the feasibility of developing regional portals to assist in reserving clinical rotations at health care facilities for students enrolled in institutions of higher education who require clinical training. (1) the number of regions needed to adequately support institutions of higher education and students that require clinical (2) the cost of establishing regional portals; and (3) the necessary maintenance, support, and staff required to establish and maintain the regional portals. (c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of each standing committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education a written report that includes the study's findings and any recommendations for (d) This section expires September 1, 2027. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
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