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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 in coordination with other state agencies on the feasibility |
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of developing clinical sites for nursing students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.9630 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.9630. STUDY ON POTENTIAL CLINICAL SITE FACILITIES. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Correctional facility" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 1.07, Penal Code. |
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(2) "Federally qualified health center" has the |
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meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B). |
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(3) "Hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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58A.001. |
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(4) "State juvenile facility" has the meaning assigned |
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by Article 49.18, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) The board shall conduct a study in collaboration with |
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the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Board of |
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Nursing, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas |
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Juvenile Justice Department regarding the feasibility of |
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establishing clinical sites at correctional facilities, state |
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juvenile facilities, hospitals, and federally qualified health |
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centers to provide clinical learning experiences for nursing |
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students. |
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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 each standing legislative committee with |
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primary jurisdiction over higher education or nursing a written |
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report that includes 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 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. |