Bill > HB3801

This bill establishes the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council (HPWCC), a new multi-agency body designed to strategically address healthcare workforce challenges in Texas. The council will be composed of representatives from various state agencies and health professional boards, along with four gubernatorial appointees with healthcare expertise. Its primary responsibilities include compiling comprehensive workforce data from participating agencies, creating a biennial strategic plan that analyzes current and projected healthcare professional supply and demand, identifying workforce shortages, and proposing recommendations to address these gaps. The bill also mandates the creation of a nursing advisory committee within the HPWCC to specifically focus on nursing profession issues, and establishes a separate workgroup to assess the feasibility of aligning certification and career pathways for nurse aides, medication aides, and veterans trained in nursing. Simultaneously, the bill abolishes the existing statewide health coordinating council and its nursing advisory committee, transferring their functions and resources to the new HPWCC. The strategic plan will aim to support the state's healthcare needs by examining education programs, proposing new training initiatives, and understanding systemic workforce challenges, with the first strategic plan to be published by October 1, 2026.

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