Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 910 amends the Education Code to require The Texas A&M University System board of regents to establish the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center South Texas Center for Rural Public Health. The bill requires the center to develop and provide community-based instructional sites for the education of public health professionals and the delivery of health education outreach programs. The center may include any public or private medical, dental, nursing, or other health care or educational institution in its programs in the area served by the center; may operate educational facilities located throughout the Rio Grande Valley area; and may be used to provide public health graduate education or other levels of health education in the region in connection with any Texas A&M University System institution or institutions. The bill provides for the center's management by and funding through The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, with its operating costs also payable from the operating fund of any other participating institution and other available funds.

            The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to prepare an impact statement on the initial implementation of the bill's provisions and to deliver a copy to The Texas A&M University System board of regents and to the chairs of the appropriate legislative committees.