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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for |
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coordinating clinical training placements. |
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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 61.09012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.09012. STUDY ON CLINICAL TRAINING PLACEMENTS FOR |
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STUDENTS. (a) The board shall conduct a study on the feasibility |
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of developing regional portals to assist in reserving clinical |
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rotations at health care facilities for students enrolled in |
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institutions of higher education who require clinical training. |
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(b) The study must determine: |
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(1) the number of regions needed to adequately support |
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institutions of higher education and students that require clinical |
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training; |
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(2) the cost of establishing regional portals; and |
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(3) the necessary maintenance, support, and staff |
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required to establish and maintain the regional portals. |
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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 chair of each standing committee with |
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primary jurisdiction over higher education a written report that |
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includes the study's findings and any recommendations for |
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legislative or other action. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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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. |