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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an advisory board established to develop a resource |
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guide that facilitates collaboration in identifying and addressing |
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local health care workforce needs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Advisory board" means the advisory board |
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established under this section. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce |
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Commission. |
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(3) "Executive director" means the executive director |
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of the Texas Workforce Commission. |
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(b) The commission shall establish an advisory board to |
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develop a resource guide that facilitates collaborations among |
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health care providers and institutions of higher education in more |
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effectively identifying and addressing local health care workforce |
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needs, including training, workforce shortages, and challenging |
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workloads. |
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(c) The advisory board consists of the following members |
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appointed by the executive director: |
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(1) one member from a two-year institution of higher |
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education in an urban area; |
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(2) one member from a two-year institution of higher |
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education in a rural area; |
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(3) one member from a public four-year institution of |
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higher education in an urban area; |
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(4) one member from a public four-year institution of |
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higher education in a rural area; |
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(5) three members representing local workforce |
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development boards in geographically diverse areas of this state; |
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(6) two members from statewide organizations |
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representing hospitals; |
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(7) two members from statewide organizations |
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representing health care professionals; |
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(8) two members from statewide organizations |
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representing public health clinics; and |
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(9) one member from the Texas Association of Community |
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Health Centers. |
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(d) The advisory board shall elect from among the members a |
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presiding officer. |
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(e) The advisory board shall meet periodically and at the |
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call of the presiding officer. |
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(f) Not later than November 1, 2026, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the legislature the resource guide developed |
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under Subsection (b) of this section. |
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(g) The advisory board is abolished and this section expires |
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September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive director of the Texas Workforce |
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Commission shall appoint members to the advisory board established |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |