89R9332 CMO-D
By: Simmons H.B. No. 2474
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study regarding the education and retention of
obstetricians and gynecologists in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.06697 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.06697. STUDY ON EDUCATION AND RETENTION OF
OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS IN THIS STATE. (a) The board, in
collaboration with the Texas Workforce Commission, shall conduct a
study on the availability and adequacy of obstetrical and
gynecological education and on the state retention of obstetrical
and gynecological students graduating from a medical school in this
state and of other obstetricians and gynecologists practicing in
this state.
(b) The study must:
(1) assess the availability and adequacy of
obstetrical and gynecological coursework and residency
opportunities in this state, including residency opportunities
provided by teaching hospitals;
(2) for each of the preceding 10 years, identify the
number of:
(A) obstetricians and gynecologists receiving
medical degrees in this state who, after the first anniversary of
receiving those degrees, were still practicing obstetrics and
gynecology in this state; and
(B) obstetricians and gynecologists who moved
their medical practice from this state to another state, regardless
of when they were licensed and regardless of whether their medical
degrees were awarded in this state;
(3) compare the student enrollment in obstetrical and
gynecological coursework before and following the issuance of the
United States Supreme Court judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's
Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022) and Section 6, Chapter 62 , 597 U.S. 215 (2022) and Section 6, Chapter 62
(S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021; and
(4) assess the ability of the obstetrical and
gynecological workforce to meet the need for health care services
in this state.
(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 presiding officer of each standing
legislative committee having primary jurisdiction over higher
education a report on the results of the study and any
recommendations for legislative or other action.
(d) This section expires January 1, 2028.
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.