TO:	Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB479 by Watson (Relating to the inclusion in the definition of a medical and dental unit of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the participation of those schools in the Joint Admission Medical Program.), As Introduced

The bill would allow the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to participate in the Joint Admission Medical Program. Based on an analysis of agency responses, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.