Bill > HB2851

This bill requires the Texas Health Education Service (THES) at The University of Texas System Administration to include nursing school applications in its consolidated application services, which currently exist for medical and dental school applications. To accomplish this, the THES must establish an advisory board composed of representatives from professional nursing programs and application experts who will develop recommendations and an implementation plan for integrating nursing school applications into the existing system. The advisory board is tasked with creating these recommendations and an implementation plan, which must be published on the THES website by January 1, 2026. The bill specifies that these provisions will apply to nursing school applications starting with the fall 2027 semester, and the advisory board will be dissolved on September 1, 2027. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, and requires the THES to appoint advisory board members by November 1, 2025. This legislation aims to streamline the application process for nursing schools by leveraging an existing consolidated application service, potentially making it easier for prospective nursing students to apply to multiple schools.

Education, Health and Social Services

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