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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acceptable examination pass rate for nursing |
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educational programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 301.157(d-2), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d-2) The board shall calculate for each calendar year the |
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pass rate on applicable licensing examinations under this chapter |
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for a school of nursing or educational program. If for the |
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preceding three years the percentage of graduates of a school of |
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nursing or educational program who pass the applicable licensing |
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examination on the first try within six months of graduating from |
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the school or completing the program is 80 percent or more, the |
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school or program is considered to maintain an acceptable pass |
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rate. A school of nursing or educational program that fails to meet |
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or maintain an acceptable pass rate on applicable licensing |
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examinations under this chapter is subject to review by the |
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board. The board may assist the school or program in its effort to |
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achieve compliance with the board's standards. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |