1-1 By: Patterson S.C.R. No. 3 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed November 21, 1996; January 14, 1997, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; 1-4 February 18, 1997, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 1-5 13, Nays 0; February 18, 1997, sent to printer.) 1-6 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-7 WHEREAS, Dr. Helen Li alleges that: 1-8 (1) on or about September 17, 1990, she entered into a 1-9 contract with the Department of Ophthalmology at The University of 1-10 Texas Medical School at Houston to serve in the fellowship program; 1-11 (2) as stated in her acceptance letter, the department was 1-12 to issue her an official certificate upon completion of the 1-13 fellowship program, which she completed on or about June 14, 1991; 1-14 (3) Dr. Salmonsen, her official preceptor, certified to the 1-15 chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Richard Ruiz, that 1-16 she had successfully completed the fellowship program; 1-17 (4) Dr. Ruiz denied Dr. Salmonsen's request that a 1-18 certificate be issued stating that she had failed to attend the 1-19 required 75 percent of the departmental conferences; 1-20 (5) the department has issued official certificates of 1-21 completion to other fellows who have a much lower rate of 1-22 attendance than Dr. Li; and 1-23 (6) the department guidelines have been applied in an 1-24 arbitrary and capricious manner; now, therefore, be it 1-25 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Dr. 1-26 Helen Li is granted permission to sue the State of Texas and The 1-27 University of Texas Medical School at Houston subject to Chapter 1-28 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further 1-29 RESOLVED, That the president of The University of Texas 1-30 Medical School at Houston be served process as provided by 1-31 Subdivision (3), Subsection (a), Section 107.002, Civil Practice 1-32 and Remedies Code. 1-33 * * * * *