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By:  McClendon                                                    H.B. No. 85 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of an undergraduate medical academy 
at Prairie View A&M University.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 87.108 to read as follows:
	Sec. 87.108.  PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL 
ACADEMY.  (a)  The Prairie View A&M Undergraduate Medical Academy is 
established at Prairie View A&M University.
	(b)  The organization, control, and management of the 
academy is vested in the board of regents of The Texas A&M 
University System.
	(c)  The board of regents shall approve the employment of 
personnel by and the operating budget of the academy.  An employee 
of the academy is an employee of Prairie View A&M University.
	(d)  The purpose of the academy is to prepare students for 
medical school.
	(e)  A student is eligible to apply for admission into the 
academy if the student:
		(1)  is enrolled in the Prairie View A&M College of 
Science;     
		(2)  has completed at least one year of undergraduate 
college courses;
		(3)  has demonstrated interest in a medical career; and                
		(4)  has met a standard for academic achievement in 
their undergraduate courses, as determined by the admissions 
committee for the academy.
	(f)  The academy shall provide:                                         
		(1)  academic and career counseling for academy 
students;            
		(2)  faculty mentorship for each academy student;                      
		(3)  enriched undergraduate courses with the specific 
intent to strengthen academic preparation for future medical school 
applicants;
		(4)  long distance educational technology to allow 
interactive participation with medical schools, as appropriate;
		(5)  visitation to medical school educational sites; 
and             
		(6)  visitation of medical school faculty to the 
academy for academic enrichment purposes.
	(f)  The academy shall interact with the medical schools in 
Texas to ensure that its curriculum and methods are consistent with 
current medical school needs and requirements.  The academy shall 
enter into cooperative programs, as appropriate, with medical 
schools in Texas to help achieve the goals of the academy.
	(g)  The academy shall incorporate into its curriculum 
current medical school educational formats, such as small group 
tutorials using problem-based instruction.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.