HB 3032

relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board in coordination with other state agencies on the feasibility
of developing clinical sites for nursing students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.9630 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.9630.  STUDY ON POTENTIAL CLINICAL SITE FACILITIES.
(1)  "Correctional facility" has the meaning assigned
(2)  "Federally qualified health center" has the
meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).
(3)  "Hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section
(4)  "State juvenile facility" has the meaning assigned
by Article 49.18, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b)  The board shall conduct a study in collaboration with
the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Board of
Nursing, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department regarding the feasibility of
establishing clinical sites at correctional facilities, state
juvenile facilities, hospitals, and federally qualified health
centers to provide clinical learning experiences for nursing
(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 each standing legislative committee with
primary jurisdiction over higher education or nursing a written
report that includes the results of the study and any
recommendations for legislative or other action.
(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.