89R9490 AND-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 3032       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating   Board in coordination with other state agencies on the feasibility   of developing clinical sites for nursing students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 61, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 61.9630 to read as follows:          Sec. 61.9630.  STUDY ON POTENTIAL CLINICAL SITE FACILITIES.   (a) In this section:                (1)  "Correctional facility" has the meaning assigned   by Section 1.07, Penal Code.                (2)  "Federally qualified health center" has the   meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).                (3)  "Hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section   58A.001.                (4)  "State juvenile facility" has the meaning assigned   by Article 49.18, Code of Criminal Procedure.          (b)  The board shall conduct a study in collaboration with   the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Board of   Nursing, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas   Juvenile Justice Department regarding the feasibility of   establishing clinical sites at correctional facilities, state   juvenile facilities, hospitals, and federally qualified health   centers to provide clinical learning experiences for nursing   students.          (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 each standing legislative committee with   primary jurisdiction over higher education or nursing a written   report that includes the results of the study 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.