{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9804","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.9804","heading":"PRIORITY FOR FUNDING.","body":"In awarding a grant under this subchapter, the board shall give priority to an emergency and trauma care education partnership that submits a proposal that:\n(1) provides for collaborative educational models between one or more participating hospitals and one or more participating education programs that have signed a memorandum of understanding or other written agreement under which the participants agree to comply with standards established by the board, including any standards the board may establish that:\n(A) provide for program management that offers a centralized decision-making process allowing for inclusion of each entity participating in the partnership;\n(B) provide for access to clinical training positions for students in graduate professional nursing and graduate medical education programs that are not participating in the partnership; and\n(C) specify the details of any requirement relating to a student in a participating education program being employed after graduation in a hospital participating in the partnership, including any details relating to the employment of students who do not complete the program, are not offered a position at the hospital, or choose to pursue other employment;\n(2) includes a demonstrable education model to:\n(A) increase the number of students enrolled in, the number of students graduating from, and the number of faculty employed by each participating education program; and\n(B) improve student or resident retention in each participating education program;\n(3) indicates the availability of money to match a portion of the grant money, including matching money or in-kind services approved by the board from a hospital, private or nonprofit entity, or institution of higher education;\n(4) can be replicated by other emergency and trauma care education partnerships or other graduate professional nursing or graduate medical education programs; and\n(5) includes plans for sustainability of the partnership.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER HH. TEXAS EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.9804","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"7a9b6dc45725a846b5abd37b59b6f9a2961955124f6096e4e2fa95f305ae2aba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9803","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}