1-1 By: Delisi (Senate Sponsor - Moncrief) H.B. No. 2626 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 1997; 1-3 May 13, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 1-4 and Human Services; May 16, 1997, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 16, 1997, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the creation of a statewide preceptorship program in 1-9 public health settings. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Chapter 58, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-12 Section 58.009 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 58.009. STATEWIDE PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC 1-14 HEALTH SETTINGS. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating 1-15 Board may contract with one or more organizations to operate a 1-16 statewide preceptorship program in a public health setting for 1-17 medical students enrolled in Texas medical schools. 1-18 (b) An organization eligible to receive funds under this 1-19 subsection must: 1-20 (1) qualify for exemption from federal income tax 1-21 under Section 501, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1-22 Section 501); or 1-23 (2) be operated by a state accredited medical school 1-24 as defined in Section 61.501(1). 1-25 (c) Students eligible to participate in the preceptorship 1-26 programs under this section must indicate an interest in a career 1-27 providing primary care. 1-28 (d) The board may create and appoint an advisory committee 1-29 to assist the board in the operation of the program. 1-30 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-31 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-32 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-33 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-34 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-35 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-36 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-37 * * * * *