Bill Text: TX HB1045 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to establishing a task force to design cultural competence education requirements for certain health education programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-20 - Referred to Higher Education [HB1045 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1045-Introduced.html
| 83R696 JRJ-D | ||
| By: Lucio III | H.B. No. 1045 | |
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| relating to establishing a task force to design cultural competence | ||
| education requirements for certain health education programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 51.980 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 51.980. CULTURAL COMPETENCE TASK FORCE; REPORT. (a) | ||
| In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning | ||
| assigned by Section 61.003. | ||
| (b) The commissioner of higher education shall appoint a | ||
| task force on cultural competence composed of: | ||
| (1) health curricula specialists from two-year and | ||
| four-year institutions of higher education; | ||
| (2) health professionals; and | ||
| (3) representatives of the Health and Human Services | ||
| Commission, the Department of State Health Services, and the Office | ||
| for the Elimination of Health Disparities. | ||
| (c) The commissioner must consider geographic distribution | ||
| and cultural and health professional diversity when appointing | ||
| members to the task force. | ||
| (d) The task force shall study and make recommendations on | ||
| specific cultural competence curricula for each health-related | ||
| education field offered by an institution of higher education. The | ||
| curricula must be designed to ensure that students are provided | ||
| knowledge of cultural awareness and competence in their respective | ||
| health service field, including: | ||
| (1) cross-cultural communication; | ||
| (2) culturally and linguistically appropriate health | ||
| policy considerations; | ||
| (3) exploration of health beliefs and explanatory | ||
| models; | ||
| (4) culturally competent health care delivery; | ||
| (5) health disparities, privilege, and equity factors | ||
| in the health system; and | ||
| (6) culturally and linguistically competent care | ||
| supported by policy, administration, and practice. | ||
| (e) To minimize duplication and expense for students and | ||
| institutions of higher education, the task force must develop and | ||
| design the curricula to be offered electronically and through | ||
| various distance education models and media. | ||
| (f) Not later than January 1, 2015, the task force shall | ||
| report its recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, | ||
| speaker of the house of representatives, and chair of each standing | ||
| committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over higher | ||
| education or health and human services. | ||
| (g) This section expires September 1, 2015. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
