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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding the education and retention of |
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obstetricians and gynecologists in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.06697 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.06697. STUDY ON EDUCATION AND RETENTION OF |
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OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS IN THIS STATE. (a) The board, in |
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collaboration with the Texas Workforce Commission, shall conduct a |
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study on the availability and adequacy of obstetrical and |
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gynecological education and on the state retention of obstetrical |
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and gynecological students graduating from a medical school in this |
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state and of other obstetricians and gynecologists practicing in |
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this state. |
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(b) The study must: |
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(1) assess the availability and adequacy of |
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obstetrical and gynecological coursework and residency |
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opportunities in this state, including residency opportunities |
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provided by teaching hospitals; |
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(2) for each of the preceding 10 years, identify the |
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number of: |
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(A) obstetricians and gynecologists receiving |
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medical degrees in this state who, after the first anniversary of |
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receiving those degrees, were still practicing obstetrics and |
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gynecology in this state; and |
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(B) obstetricians and gynecologists who moved |
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their medical practice from this state to another state, regardless |
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of when they were licensed and regardless of whether their medical |
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degrees were awarded in this state; |
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(3) compare the student enrollment in obstetrical and |
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gynecological coursework before and following the issuance of the |
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United States Supreme Court judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's |
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Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022) and Section 6, Chapter 62 , 597 U.S. 215 (2022) and Section 6, Chapter 62 |
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(S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021; and |
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(4) assess the ability of the obstetrical and |
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gynecological workforce to meet the need for health care services |
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in this state. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the board shall submit |
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to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing |
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legislative committee having primary jurisdiction over higher |
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education a report on the results of the study and any |
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recommendations for legislative or other action. |
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(d) This section expires January 1, 2028. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2025. |