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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain duties of the Texas Board of Nursing and the |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in relation to the |
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reporting and publication of nursing program clinical site data. |
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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 61.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.066. NURSING PROGRAM CLINICAL SITE DATA. (a) In |
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this section, "clinical site" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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61.9641. |
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(b) The board shall annually publish information regarding |
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clinical sites approved by the Texas Board of Nursing for |
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professional nursing programs, including: |
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(1) the location of each clinical site; |
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(2) the number of students receiving clinical training |
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at each clinical site; and |
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(3) the total capacity at each clinical site for |
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nursing students to participate in clinical training. |
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(c) This section may not be construed to authorize the board |
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to mandate all acute care or rehabilitation facilities, primary |
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care settings, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, and |
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residential care settings to participate in clinical education |
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programs or require additional reporting from those facilities. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.169 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.169. NURSING PROGRAM CLINICAL SITE DATA; ANNUAL |
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REPORT. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Clinical site" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 61.9641, Education Code. |
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(2) "Professional nursing program" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.9621, Education Code. |
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(b) The board shall: |
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(1) provide to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board information detailing the requirements for approving |
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clinical sites for professional nursing programs; and |
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(2) identify and provide a list to the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board of all acute care or rehabilitation |
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facilities, primary care settings, long-term care facilities, |
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nursing homes, residential care settings, and any other appropriate |
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sites not identified by the board as clinical sites that meet the |
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requirements described by Subdivision (1). |
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(c) Not later than June 1 of each year, the board shall |
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prepare and provide to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board a report with the information described by Section 61.066, |
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Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than June 1, 2026, the Texas Board of |
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Nursing shall prepare and submit the initial report required by |
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Section 301.169, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |