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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas emergency and trauma care education |
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partnership program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter GG to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER GG. TEXAS EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE EDUCATION |
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PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM |
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Sec. 61.9801. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Emergency and trauma care education partnership" |
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means a partnership that: |
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(A) consists of one or more hospitals in this |
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state and one or more graduate professional nursing or graduate |
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medical education programs in this state; and |
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(B) serves to increase training opportunities in |
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emergency and trauma care for doctors and registered nurses at |
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participating graduate medical education and graduate professional |
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nursing programs. |
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(2) "Participating education program" means a |
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graduate professional nursing program as that term is defined by |
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Section 54.221 or a graduate medical education program leading to |
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board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties |
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that participates in an emergency and trauma care education |
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partnership. |
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Sec. 61.9802. PROGRAM: ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION; |
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PURPOSE. (a) The Texas emergency and trauma care education |
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partnership program is established. |
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(b) The board shall administer the program in accordance |
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with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter. |
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(c) Under the program, to the extent funds are available |
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under Section 61.9805, the board shall make grants to emergency and |
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trauma care education partnerships to assist those partnerships to |
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meet the state's needs for doctors and registered nurses with |
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training in emergency and trauma care by offering one-year or |
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two-year fellowships to students enrolled in graduate professional |
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nursing or graduate medical education programs through |
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collaboration between hospitals and graduate professional nursing |
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or graduate medical education programs and the use of the existing |
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expertise and facilities of those hospitals and programs. |
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Sec. 61.9803. GRANTS: CONDITIONS; LIMITATIONS. (a) The |
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board may make a grant under this subchapter to an emergency and |
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trauma care education partnership only if the board determines |
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that: |
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(1) the partnership will meet applicable standards for |
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instruction and student competency for each program offered by each |
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participating education program; |
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(2) each participating education program will, as a |
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result of the partnership, enroll in the education program a |
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sufficient number of additional students as established by the |
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board; |
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(3) each hospital participating in an emergency and |
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trauma care education partnership will provide to students enrolled |
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in a participating education program clinical placements that: |
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(A) allow the students to take part in providing |
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or to observe, as appropriate, emergency and trauma care services |
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offered by the hospital; and |
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(B) meet the clinical education needs of the |
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students; and |
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(4) the partnership will satisfy any other requirement |
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established by board rule. |
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(b) A grant under this subchapter may be spent only on |
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costs related to the development or operation of an emergency and |
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trauma care education partnership that prepares a student to |
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complete a graduate professional nursing program with a specialty |
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focus on emergency and trauma care or earn board certification by |
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the American Board of Medical Specialties. |
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Sec. 61.9804. PRIORITY FOR FUNDING. In awarding a grant |
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under this subchapter, the board shall give priority to an |
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emergency and trauma care education partnership that submits a |
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proposal that: |
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(1) provides for collaborative educational models |
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between one or more participating hospitals and one or more |
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participating education programs that have signed a memorandum of |
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understanding or other written agreement under which the |
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participants agree to comply with standards established by the |
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board, including any standards the board may establish that: |
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(A) provide for program management that offers a |
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centralized decision-making process allowing for inclusion of each |
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entity participating in the partnership; |
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(B) provide for access to clinical training |
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positions for students in graduate professional nursing and |
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graduate medical education programs that are not participating in |
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the partnership; and |
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(C) specify the details of any requirement |
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relating to a student in a participating education program being |
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employed after graduation in a hospital participating in the |
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partnership, including any details relating to the employment of |
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students who do not complete the program, are not offered a position |
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at the hospital, or choose to pursue other employment; |
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(2) includes a demonstrable education model to: |
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(A) increase the number of students enrolled in, |
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the number of students graduating from, and the number of faculty |
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employed by each participating education program; and |
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(B) improve student or resident retention in each |
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participating education program; |
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(3) indicates the availability of money to match a |
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portion of the grant money, including matching money or in-kind |
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services approved by the board from a hospital, private or |
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nonprofit entity, or institution of higher education; |
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(4) can be replicated by other emergency and trauma |
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care education partnerships or other graduate professional nursing |
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or graduate medical education programs; and |
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(5) includes plans for sustainability of the |
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partnership. |
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Sec. 61.9805. GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS. In addition to |
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money appropriated by the legislature, the board may solicit, |
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accept, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from any public or |
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private source for the purposes of this subchapter. |
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Sec. 61.9806. RULES. The board shall adopt rules for the |
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administration of the Texas emergency and trauma care education |
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partnership program. The rules must include: |
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(1) provisions relating to applying for a grant under |
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this subchapter; and |
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(2) standards of accountability consistent with other |
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graduate professional nursing and graduate medical education |
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programs to be met by any emergency and trauma care education |
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partnership awarded a grant under this subchapter. |
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Sec. 61.9807. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. A reasonable amount, |
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not to exceed three percent, of any money appropriated for purposes |
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of this subchapter may be used to pay the costs of administering |
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this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the Texas |
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emergency and trauma care education partnership program |
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established under Subchapter GG, Chapter 61, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. The board may adopt the initial rules in the |
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manner provided by law for emergency rules. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |