By:  Patterson                                         S.C.R. No. 3

                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, Dr. Helen Li alleges that:

 1-2           (1)  on or about September 17, 1990, she entered into a

 1-3     contract with the Department of  Ophthalmology at The University of

 1-4     Texas Medical School at Houston to serve in the fellowship program;

 1-5           (2)  as stated in her acceptance letter, the department was

 1-6     to issue her an official certificate upon completion of the

 1-7     fellowship program, which she completed on or about June 14, 1991;

 1-8           (3)  Dr. Salmonsen, her official preceptor, certified to the

 1-9     chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Richard Ruiz, that

1-10     she had successfully completed the fellowship program;

1-11           (4)  Dr. Ruiz denied Dr. Salmonsen's request that a

1-12     certificate be issued stating that she had failed to attend the

1-13     required 75 percent of the departmental conferences;

1-14           (5)  the department has issued official certificates of

1-15     completion to other fellows who have a much lower rate of

1-16     attendance than Dr. Li; and

1-17           (6)  the department guidelines have been applied in an

1-18     arbitrary and capricious manner; now, therefore, be it

1-19           RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Dr.

1-20     Helen Li is granted permission to sue the State of Texas and The

1-21     University of Texas Medical School at Houston subject to Chapter

1-22     107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further

1-23           RESOLVED, That the president of The University of Texas

 2-1     Medical School at Houston be served process as provided by

 2-2     Subdivision (3), Subsection (a), Section 107.002, Civil Practice

 2-3     and Remedies Code.