By McDonald H.B. No. 1693 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 Relating to a fee for on-site surveys of vocational nursing 1-3 programs. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subsection 9(a) of Article 4528C, Revised Civil 1-6 Statutes of Texas, is amended to read as follows: 1-7 SECTION 9. Fees. (a) The board shall establish reasonable 1-8 and necessary fees for the administration of this Act in amounts 1-9 not to exceed: 1-10 (1) examination and application fee: $50; 1-11 (2) reexamination fee: $50; 1-12 (3) renewal fee: $10; 1-13 (4) endorsement fee: $50; 1-14 (5) approval of new programs fee: $75; 1-15 (6) duplicate temporary permit or license fee: $10; 1-16 (7) filing of affidavits in change of name fee: $10; 1-17 (8) endorsement to another state fee: $40; and 1-18 (9) reactivating from inactive status fee: $30; and 1-19 (10) vocational nursing program survey fee: $75. 1-20 The board shall not maintain unnecessary fund balances, and fee 1-21 amounts shall be set in accordance with this requirement. 1-22 (b) All expenses under this Act shall be paid from fees 1-23 collected by the board under this Act, and no expense incurred 2-1 under this Act shall ever be charged against the funds of the State 2-2 of Texas. 2-3 (c) On or before January 1 of each year, the board shall 2-4 make in writing to the Governor and the presiding officer of each 2-5 house of the legislature a complete and detailed report accounting 2-6 for all funds received and disbursed by the board during the 2-7 preceding year. 2-8 (d) The board may adopt other rules as necessary to 2-9 implement this section. 2-10 SECTION 2. Subsection 12(b) of Article 4528C, Revised Civil 2-11 Statutes of Texas, is amended to read as follows: 2-12 (b) Any institution which shall be qualified under Section 2-13 5, and under regulations promulgated by the board to conduct a 2-14 course in Vocational Nursing shall apply to the board and shall 2-15 accompany said application with evidence that it is prepared to 2-16 give a course of not less than twelve (12) months for the education 2-17 of Vocational Nurses; such application shall be accompanied by the 2-18 appropriate fee provided for in Section 9 of this Act; upon receipt 2-19 of such application the board shall cause a survey of the 2-20 institution making a such application to be made by a qualified 2-21 representative of such board. If in the opinion of a majority of 2-22 the members of the board, the requirements for an approved course 2-23 for Vocational Nursing are met by such institution, such 2-24 institution shall be placed on a list of such institutions given 2-25 for educating Vocational Nurses. It shall further be the duty of 3-1 the board, from time to time, to survey all courses for such 3-2 education of Vocational Nurses offered within the State. The board 3-3 shall collect from any school, hospital or institution offering an 3-4 approved course in vocational nursing the appropriate fee for 3-5 surveys of such programs as provided for in Section 9 of this Act. 3-6 Written reports of such surveys shall be submitted to the board. 3-7 If the board shall determine as a result of such surveys that any 3-8 school, hospital or institution heretofore approved as an 3-9 institution of Vocational Nursing is not maintaining the standards 3-10 required by law and by the rules and regulations promulgated by the 3-11 board, notice thereof shall immediately be given to such school, 3-12 hospital or institution. If the requirements of the board are not 3-13 complied with within a reasonable time set by the board in such 3-14 notices, such institution shall be removed from the list of 3-15 approved schools, hospitals or institutions offering courses for 3-16 Vocational Nurses within this State. 3-17 (c) The board may adopt other rules as necessary to 3-18 implement this section. 3-19 Section 3. This act takes effect September 1, 1993. 3-20 Section 4. The importance of this legislation and the 3-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.