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TX HB4071

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Donna Howard

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to annually publish information about clinical sites approved for professional nursing programs, including each site's location, number of students receiving training, and total student capacity

  • Mandates the Texas Board of Nursing to provide the Coordinating Board with requirements for approving clinical sites and a list of facilities that meet those requirements but are not yet identified as clinical sites (including acute care, rehabilitation, primary care, long-term care, nursing homes, and residential care settings)

  • Requires the Texas Board of Nursing to submit an annual report with clinical site data to the Coordinating Board by June 1 of each year

  • Specifies the initial report must be submitted by June 1, 2026

  • Explicitly prohibits using the law to mandate healthcare facilities to participate in clinical education programs or require additional reporting from those facilities

Legislative Description

Relating to certain duties of the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in relation to the reporting and publication of nursing program clinical site data.

Education

Last Action

Left pending in committee

4/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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