89R9332 CMO-D     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2474       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study regarding the education and retention of   obstetricians and gynecologists in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 61.06697 to read as follows:          Sec. 61.06697.  STUDY ON EDUCATION AND RETENTION OF   OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS IN THIS STATE. (a)  The board, in   collaboration with the Texas Workforce Commission, shall conduct a   study on the availability and adequacy of obstetrical and   gynecological education and on the state retention of obstetrical   and gynecological students graduating from a medical school in this   state and of other obstetricians and gynecologists practicing in   this state.          (b)  The study must:                (1)  assess the availability and adequacy of   obstetrical and gynecological coursework and residency   opportunities in this state, including residency opportunities   provided by teaching hospitals;                (2)  for each of the preceding 10 years, identify the   number of:                      (A)  obstetricians and gynecologists receiving   medical degrees in this state who, after the first anniversary of   receiving those degrees, were still practicing obstetrics and   gynecology in this state; and                      (B)  obstetricians and gynecologists who moved   their medical practice from this state to another state, regardless   of when they were licensed and regardless of whether their medical   degrees were awarded in this state;                (3)  compare the student enrollment in obstetrical and   gynecological coursework before and following the issuance of the   United States Supreme Court judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's   Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022) and Section 6, Chapter 62 , 597 U.S. 215 (2022) and Section 6, Chapter 62   (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021; and                (4)  assess the ability of the obstetrical and   gynecological workforce to meet the need for health care services   in this state.          (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 presiding officer of each standing   legislative committee having primary jurisdiction over higher   education a report on the results of the study and any   recommendations for legislative or other action.          (d)  This section expires January 1, 2028.          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.