Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 105.002 — ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER
HS § 105.002Title 2. HEALTH · Part E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS · Ch. 105. HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER
Statute text
View on source(a)In conjunction with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and in such a way as to avoid duplication of effort, the council shall establish a comprehensive health professions resource center for the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends for health professions in this state.
(b)In conjunction with the nursing advisory committee formed under Section 104A.007, to avoid duplication of effort, and to the extent funding is available through fees collected under Section 301.155(c), Occupations Code, the council shall establish a nursing resource section within the center for the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends for nurses in this state.
(c)If the nursing resource section established under Subsection (b) is funded from surcharges collected under Section 301.155(c), Occupations Code, the council shall provide the Texas Board of Nursing with an annual accounting of the money received from the board. The council may expend a reasonable amount of the money to pay administrative costs of maintaining the nursing resource section. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1386, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 9, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by:
Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000), Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 3801), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.