1-1 By: Bivins, et al. S.B. No. 940 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 26, 2001; February 27, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Education; 1-4 March 19, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1, 1 present, not 1-6 voting; March 19, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 940 By: Bivins 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to the establishment of the Joint Admission Medical 1-11 Program to assist certain economically disadvantaged students in 1-12 preparing for and succeeding in medical school. 1-13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-14 SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-15 Subchapter V to read as follows: 1-16 SUBCHAPTER V. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM 1-17 Sec. 51.821. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: 1-18 (1) "Council" means the Joint Admission Medical 1-19 Program Council established under this subchapter. 1-20 (2) "General academic teaching institution" means a 1-21 four-year general academic teaching institution as defined by 1-22 Section 61.003. 1-23 (3) "Participating medical school" means each of the 1-24 following entities: 1-25 (A) the medical school at The University of 1-26 Texas Health Science Center at Houston; 1-27 (B) the medical school at The University of 1-28 Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; 1-29 (C) the medical school at The University of 1-30 Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; 1-31 (D) the medical school at The University of 1-32 Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1-33 (E) the medical school at Texas Tech University 1-34 Health Sciences Center; 1-35 (F) the Baylor College of Medicine; 1-36 (G) the college of osteopathic medicine at the 1-37 University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth; and 1-38 (H) the medical school at The Texas A&M 1-39 University System Health Science Center. 1-40 (4) "Participating student" means an eligible 1-41 undergraduate student who is admitted to the program and who 1-42 maintains eligibility for continued participation in the program. 1-43 (5) "Program" means the Joint Admission Medical 1-44 Program established under this subchapter. 1-45 Sec. 51.822. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM. The Joint 1-46 Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint 1-47 Admission Medical Program Council to: 1-48 (1) provide services to support and encourage highly 1-49 qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical 1-50 education; 1-51 (2) award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and 1-52 summer stipends to those students; and 1-53 (3) guarantee the admission of those students to at 1-54 least one participating medical school. 1-55 Sec. 51.823. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The participating 1-56 medical schools shall jointly establish the Joint Admission Medical 1-57 Program Council consisting of one faculty member employed by and 1-58 representing each of the participating medical schools. 1-59 (b) A person may not serve on the council for more than six 1-60 consecutive years. 1-61 (c) The council shall select one of its members to serve as 1-62 council chair for a term of two years. 1-63 Sec. 51.824. COUNCIL DUTIES. (a) The council shall: 1-64 (1) recruit eligible undergraduate students for 2-1 admission to the program; 2-2 (2) establish an application process for admitting 2-3 eligible undergraduate students to the program; 2-4 (3) evaluate applications for admission to the program 2-5 according to the selection requirements of Subsection (b); 2-6 (4) monitor the implementation of the program; 2-7 (5) assist in developing services to support and 2-8 encourage the pursuit of a medical education by participating 2-9 students and, as applicable, nontraditional students described by 2-10 Section 51.831; 2-11 (6) establish a process for participating students to: 2-12 (A) be matched to an internship program as 2-13 described by Subsection (c); 2-14 (B) be matched to any required undergraduate 2-15 mentoring program as described by Subsection (d); 2-16 (C) apply for admission to participating medical 2-17 schools; 2-18 (D) be matched to a participating medical school 2-19 as described by Subsection (e); and 2-20 (E) enroll in that school; 2-21 (7) award to participating students undergraduate 2-22 scholarships and summer stipends, including a summer stipend for a 2-23 student who is required to participate in an internship program in 2-24 the summer immediately following the student's senior year; 2-25 (8) award graduate scholarships to participating 2-26 students and, as applicable, nontraditional students described by 2-27 Section 51.831; 2-28 (9) enter into an agreement with each student admitted 2-29 to the program, each participating medical school, and each general 2-30 academic teaching institution as required by this subchapter; and 2-31 (10) take any other action necessary to implement the 2-32 program. 2-33 (b) From each general academic teaching institution, the 2-34 council annually shall select for admission to the program at least 2-35 two eligible undergraduate students who are enrolled as freshmen at 2-36 that institution. The council shall allocate the remaining program 2-37 openings to general academic teaching institutions in proportion to 2-38 the average size of each institution's entering freshman class 2-39 during the four-year period preceding the allocation. 2-40 (c) The council shall match each participating student with 2-41 appropriate internship programs offered by participating medical 2-42 schools during the summers immediately following the student's 2-43 freshman, sophomore, and junior years. A participating medical 2-44 school to which a participating student is matched under Subsection 2-45 (e) may require the student to participate in an internship program 2-46 offered by the medical school during the summer immediately 2-47 following the student's senior year. 2-48 (d) The council shall match each participating student with 2-49 any appropriate undergraduate mentoring program required of the 2-50 student by the council. 2-51 (e) During a participating student's senior year, the 2-52 council shall match the student with an appropriate participating 2-53 medical school as necessary to fill the percentage of enrollment 2-54 capacity set aside by each medical school under the program. To 2-55 the extent possible, the council shall accommodate the preferences 2-56 of participating students regarding medical school placement. A 2-57 participating medical school may not make an offer of admission to 2-58 a participating student before the student is matched by the 2-59 council to a medical school as described by this subsection. 2-60 Sec. 51.825. COUNCIL DELEGATION. The council may delegate 2-61 the performance of the council's administrative functions, 2-62 including its matching functions, to the Texas Medical and Dental 2-63 Schools Application Service operated through The University of 2-64 Texas System. 2-65 Sec. 51.826. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO PROGRAM. To be 2-66 eligible for admission to the program, an undergraduate student 2-67 must: 2-68 (1) enroll at a general academic teaching institution 2-69 not later than the first fall semester following the student's 3-1 graduation from high school; 3-2 (2) be entitled to pay tuition at the rate provided by 3-3 Chapter 54 for resident students; 3-4 (3) successfully complete at least 15 semester credit 3-5 hours during the fall semester of the student's freshman year at 3-6 the general academic teaching institution; 3-7 (4) apply for admission to the program at the 3-8 beginning of the spring semester of the student's freshman year at 3-9 the general academic teaching institution; and 3-10 (5) meet criteria established by the council 3-11 regarding: 3-12 (A) minimum high school and undergraduate grade 3-13 point averages; 3-14 (B) financial need and any other indication of 3-15 economic disadvantage; and 3-16 (C) any other criteria the council considers 3-17 appropriate. 3-18 Sec. 51.827. ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN 3-19 PROGRAM. (a) To be eligible to continue participation in the 3-20 program, an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program 3-21 must: 3-22 (1) meet criteria established by the council 3-23 regarding: 3-24 (A) courses taken and minimum grade point 3-25 average for those courses during enrollment at the general academic 3-26 teaching institution; 3-27 (B) progress in those courses; and 3-28 (C) achievement of an acceptable score on the 3-29 Medical College Admission Test or any equivalent examination taken 3-30 as a precondition for enrollment in or admission to a participating 3-31 medical school; and 3-32 (2) participate in: 3-33 (A) internship programs described by Section 3-34 51.824(c) in: 3-35 (i) the summers immediately following the 3-36 student's freshman, sophomore, and junior years; and 3-37 (ii) if required, the summer immediately 3-38 following the student's senior year; and 3-39 (B) any undergraduate or graduate mentoring 3-40 program required by the council. 3-41 (b) If an undergraduate student who is admitted to the 3-42 program fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) without 3-43 good cause as determined by the council, the council may terminate 3-44 that student's participation in the program at the end of the 3-45 semester during which the student failed to meet the requirements 3-46 of that subsection. A student's participation in the program is 3-47 automatically terminated if the student fails to meet the 3-48 requirements of Subsection (a) for two consecutive semesters 3-49 without good cause. 3-50 Sec. 51.828. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH STUDENT ADMITTED TO 3-51 PROGRAM. (a) A student admitted to the program must enter into an 3-52 agreement with the council under which the student agrees to: 3-53 (1) maintain eligibility for continued participation 3-54 in the program; and 3-55 (2) repay any scholarship or stipend received under 3-56 the program if the student enrolls in a public or private medical 3-57 school in another state, other than temporary enrollment occurring 3-58 as a result of an exchange program. 3-59 (b) At the time the student enters into an agreement under 3-60 this section, the council shall provide the student with 3-61 information regarding: 3-62 (1) available program benefits, including 3-63 undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends; and 3-64 (2) repayment of scholarship and stipend benefits 3-65 received under the program. 3-66 Sec. 51.829. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PARTICIPATING MEDICAL 3-67 SCHOOL. (a) Each participating medical school must enter into an 3-68 agreement with the council under which the medical school agrees 3-69 to: 4-1 (1) select a faculty member employed by the medical 4-2 school to serve on the council; 4-3 (2) commit faculty and administrative resources to the 4-4 program; 4-5 (3) set aside for participating students or, if 4-6 necessary, nontraditional students described by Section 51.831 at 4-7 least 10 percent of the medical school's enrollment capacity for 4-8 each entering class, except as provided by Subsection (b); 4-9 (4) admit participating students who are matched to 4-10 the medical school under the program; 4-11 (5) provide internship programs for participating 4-12 students who have been matched to or are required to participate in 4-13 those programs as described by Section 51.824(c) and coordinate the 4-14 administration of those programs with general academic teaching 4-15 institutions as necessary; 4-16 (6) provide for participating students any mentoring 4-17 programs required by the council at the undergraduate level and 4-18 coordinate the administration of those programs with general 4-19 academic teaching institutions as necessary; and 4-20 (7) provide support services, including 4-21 postbaccalaureate mentoring programs required by the council, to 4-22 participating students and, as applicable, nontraditional students 4-23 described by Section 51.831 who enroll in the medical school. 4-24 (b) The Baylor College of Medicine must agree under 4-25 Subsection (a) to set aside under Subsection (a)(3) not less than 4-26 10 percent of its enrollment capacity set aside for students who 4-27 are entitled to pay tuition at the rate provided by Chapter 54 for 4-28 resident students. 4-29 Sec. 51.830. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC 4-30 TEACHING INSTITUTION. Each general academic teaching institution 4-31 must enter into an agreement with the council under which the 4-32 institution agrees to: 4-33 (1) provide academic counseling to a participating 4-34 student enrolled at that institution; 4-35 (2) as soon as practicable, implement or expand 4-36 appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating 4-37 students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in 4-38 participating medical schools; and 4-39 (3) select a faculty director to assist in 4-40 implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or 4-41 expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under 4-42 Subdivision (2). 4-43 Sec. 51.831. NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS. (a) If for any 4-44 reason a participating medical school does not fill the percentage 4-45 of enrollment capacity set aside for participating students under 4-46 the program, the medical school shall fill the remaining openings 4-47 with economically disadvantaged students who: 4-48 (1) are 25 years of age or older; 4-49 (2) have been admitted to the medical school 4-50 independently of the program; 4-51 (3) are referred by the medical school to the council 4-52 and admitted to the program by the council; and 4-53 (4) are entitled to pay tuition at the rate provided 4-54 by Chapter 54 for resident students. 4-55 (b) Nontraditional students admitted to the program under 4-56 this section are subject only to the program benefits and 4-57 requirements applicable to participating students after their 4-58 enrollment in a participating medical school and must sign an 4-59 agreement to that effect. 4-60 Sec. 51.832. FUNDING. (a) The council may solicit and 4-61 accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the 4-62 purposes of this subchapter. 4-63 (b) The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes 4-64 of this subchapter. 4-65 Sec. 51.833. REPORT. (a) The council shall deliver a 4-66 report on the program to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and 4-67 the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 4-68 31 of each even-numbered year. 4-69 (b) The report must contain detailed information regarding: 5-1 (1) any problems the council identifies in 5-2 implementing the program, with recommended solutions for those 5-3 problems; 5-4 (2) the expenditure of any money received under this 5-5 subchapter, including legislative appropriations; and 5-6 (3) the number of students who are admitted to the 5-7 program and who are enrolled in each year of a baccalaureate, 5-8 graduate, or professional degree program offered by a general 5-9 academic teaching institution or a participating medical school, as 5-10 applicable. 5-11 SECTION 2. The Joint Admission Medical Program Council is 5-12 required to implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates 5-13 money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not 5-14 appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the council may, 5-15 but is not required to, implement this Act using other 5-16 appropriations available for the purpose. 5-17 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 5-18 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 5-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 5-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 5-21 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 5-22 * * * * *