By: Cain S.R. No. 1052
SENATE RESOLUTION
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 76th
1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
1-5 Bill No. 1207 to consider and take action on the following specific
1-6 matter:
1-7 Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee to
1-8 change the text of added Subsection (l), Section 3.05, Medical
1-9 Practice Act (Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), to
1-10 read as follows:
1-11 (l) Notwithstanding Subsection (k) of this section, an
1-12 applicant is considered to have satisfied the requirements of this
1-13 section if the applicant:
1-14 (1) passed all but one part of an examination approved
1-15 by the board within three attempts and passed the remaining part of
1-16 the examination within five attempts;
1-17 (2) is specialty board certified by a specialty board
1-18 that:
1-19 (A) is a member of the American Board of Medical
1-20 Specialties; or
1-21 (B) is approved by the American Osteopathic
1-22 Association; and
1-23 (3) completed in this state an additional two years of
1-24 postgraduate medical training approved by the board.
2-1 Explanation: This change is necessary to revise the exceptions to
2-2 the requirement for examination for licensure under the Medical
2-3 Practice Act.
2-4 ______________________________________
2-5 President of the Senate
2-6 I hereby certify that the above
2-7 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-8 on May 21, 1999, by the following
2-9 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
2-10 ______________________________________
2-11 Secretary of the Senate