HB2856 - Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.

      H.B. No. 2856         AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating   Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for   coordinating clinical training placements.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 61.09012 to read as follows:           Sec.   61.09012.     STUDY ON CLINICAL TRAINING PLACEMENTS FOR   STUDENTS. (a)   The board shall conduct a study on the feasibility   of developing regional portals to assist in reserving clinical   rotations at health care facilities for students enrolled in   institutions of higher education who require clinical training.           (b)  The study must determine:                 (1)     the number of regions needed to adequately support   institutions of higher education and students that require clinical   training;                 (2)  the cost of establishing regional portals; and                   (3)     the necessary maintenance, support, and staff   required to establish and maintain the regional portals.           (c)     Not later than December 1, 2026, the board shall submit   to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house   of representatives, and the chair of each standing committee with   primary jurisdiction over higher education a written report that   includes the study's findings and any recommendations for   legislative or other action.           (d)  This section expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2856 was passed by the House on April   29, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 105, Nays 41, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2856 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 3.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor