Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: Introduced

HB 5265 — Relating to the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund.

Last action — Referred to Education K-16

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Relating to the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 62.003(1), Education Code.

  • Section 62.003(1), Education Code

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  • SUBCHAPTER J. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FUND Sec. 62.201. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to allocate appropriations from the health care professional education fund to provide a dedicated, independent, and equitable source of funding to enable general academic teaching institutions to increase the production of health care professional degrees to meet workforce needs in this state. Sec. 62.202. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution that is eligible to receive distributions of money under this subchapter. (2) "Fund" means the health care professional education fund. (3) "General academic teaching institution" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. (4) "Health care professional degree" means a baccalaureate degree, a master's degree, a doctoral of professional practice degree, or a research doctorate degree listed under Code 51 as a health profession or related clinical science in the Classification of Instructional Programs adopted by the United States Department of Education. (5) "Trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company. Sec. 62.203. ADMINISTRATION AND INVESTMENT OF FUND. (a) The health care professional education fund is a fund outside the state treasury held by the comptroller and administered by the trust company. (b) The trust company shall administer and invest the fund in accordance with Section 21, Article VII, Texas Constitution. (c) The trust company shall determine the amount available for distribution from the fund in accordance with a distribution policy adopted by the comptroller that is designed to: (1) preserve the purchasing power of the fund's assets over an economic cycle, subject to the liquidity needs of the fund; and (2) provide as nearly as practicable a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions. Sec. 62.204. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The comptroller may solicit and accept gifts, grants, or donations from any public or private source for the fund. Sec. 62.205. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND. A general academic teaching institution is eligible to receive distributions under this subchapter for a state fiscal year if the institution: (1) is designated as a comprehensive university, doctoral university, or master's university under the coordinating board's accountability system; and (2) awarded health care professional degrees during the preceding state fiscal year. Sec. 62.206. DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS. (a) Each state fiscal year, the comptroller shall distribute to eligible institutions in accordance with this subchapter money appropriated from the fund for that fiscal year. (b) The total amount appropriated from the fund for any state fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 7.0 percent of the average net market value of the investment assets of the fund, as determined by the comptroller, for a period set by comptroller policy. (c) The amount appropriated from the fund for distribution in a state fiscal year must be allocated as follows: (1) 95 percent to the permanent endowment for health care professional education under Section 62.207; and (2) five percent to the health care professional education startup fund under Section 62.208. Sec. 62.207. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. (a) For each state fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to a distribution of a portion of the total amount allocated for the permanent endowment for health care professional education under Section 62.206(c)(1) for that fiscal year. Subject to Subsection (b), the portion of the total amount allocated to which an eligible institution is entitled is a fraction of that total amount equal to the quotient of: (1) the sum of: (A) the number of bachelor of science or bachelor of arts health care professional degrees awarded by the institution in the preceding three years; (B) three m

    amended

Action History

  1. Referred to Education K-16

  2. Read first time

  3. Received from the House

  4. Reported engrossed

  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  6. Record vote

  7. Passed

  8. Read 3rd time

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. Record vote

  11. Passed to engrossment as amended

  12. Amended

  13. Laid out as postponed business

  14. Postponed

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

  17. Considered in Calendars

  18. Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. Committee report distributed

  20. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  21. Reported favorably as substituted

  22. Committee substitute considered in committee

  23. Considered in formal meeting

  24. Left pending in committee

  25. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. Committee substitute considered in committee

  27. Considered in public hearing

  28. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. Referred to Higher Education

  30. Read first time

  31. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wilson

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (176)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5265 do?
Relating to the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund.
Who sponsors HB 5265?
HB 5265 is sponsored by Drew Darby, Donna Howard, Joanne Shofner, Stan Kitzman, Penny Morales Shaw, Wilson, Johnson, and Ward Johnson.
What is the current status of HB 5265?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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