89R2777 JDK-F
By: Howard H.B. No. 827
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of grant money awarded to reduce workplace
violence against nurses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 105.011(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) To the extent funding is available, the nursing resource
section established under Section 105.002 shall administer a grant
program to fund innovative approaches or best practices for
reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses in hospitals,
freestanding emergency medical care facilities, nursing
facilities, and home health agencies.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.