89R6070 CMO-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 2856
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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.
(b) The study must determine:
(1) the number of regions needed to adequately support
institutions of higher education and students that require clinical
training;
(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
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.