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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) two members from two-year institutions of higher |
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education in urban areas; |
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(2) two members from two-year institutions of higher |
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education in rural areas; |
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(3) two members from public four-year institutions of |
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higher education in urban areas; |
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(4) two members from public four-year institutions of |
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higher education in rural areas; |
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(5) two members from private health provider education |
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programs; |
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(6) two members representing local workforce boards |
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with projects addressing health care workforce shortages in urban |
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areas; |
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(7) two members representing local workforce boards |
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with projects addressing health care workforce shortages in rural |
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areas; |
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(8) one member representing the Texas Hospital |
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Association; |
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(9) one member representing the Texas Organization of |
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Rural & Community Hospitals; |
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(10) one member representing a private hospital; |
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(11) two members representing long-term care |
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facilities, hospice providers, or home health care providers; and |
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(12) at least one member representing each of the |
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following agencies: |
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(A) the Texas Education Agency; |
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(B) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board; |
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(C) the Texas Board of Nursing; |
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(D) the Texas Workforce Commission; and |
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(E) any other agency the executive director |
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determines is necessary. |
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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. |