Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.

HB 2856 requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to study whether a statewide system of regional online portals could coordinate clinical training placements for students in healthcare programs at Texas colleges and universities. The study must determine how many regions would be needed, the costs of creating the portals, and ongoing maintenance requirements. The board must submit its findings and recommendations to state leaders by December 1, 2026, with the study expiring September 1, 2027. This bill does not implement any new system - it only mandates an analysis to inform future decisions.