89R7974 AND-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 4071       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 61.066 to read as follows:          Sec. 61.066.  NURSING PROGRAM CLINICAL SITE DATA. (a) In   this section, "clinical site" has the meaning assigned by Section   61.9641.          (b)  The board shall annually publish information regarding   clinical sites approved by the Texas Board of Nursing for   professional nursing programs, including:                (1)  the location of each clinical site;                (2)  the number of students receiving clinical training   at each clinical site; and                (3)  the total capacity at each clinical site for   nursing students to participate in clinical training.          (c)  This section may not be construed to authorize the board   to mandate all acute care or rehabilitation facilities, primary   care settings, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, and   residential care settings to participate in clinical education   programs or require additional reporting from those facilities.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 301.169 to read as follows:          Sec. 301.169.  NURSING PROGRAM CLINICAL SITE DATA; ANNUAL   REPORT. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Clinical site" has the meaning assigned by   Section 61.9641, Education Code.                (2)  "Professional nursing program" has the meaning   assigned by Section 61.9621, Education Code.          (b)  The board shall:                (1)  provide to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating   Board information detailing the requirements for approving   clinical sites for professional nursing programs; and                (2)  identify and provide a list to the Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board of all acute care or rehabilitation   facilities, primary care settings, long-term care facilities,   nursing homes, residential care settings, and any other appropriate   sites not identified by the board as clinical sites that meet the   requirements described by Subdivision (1).          (c)  Not later than June 1 of each year, the board shall   prepare and provide to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating   Board a report with the information described by Section 61.066,   Education Code.          SECTION 3.  Not later than June 1, 2026, the Texas Board of   Nursing shall prepare and submit the initial report required by   Section 301.169, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  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.