This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

	
Amend CSSB 1728 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Section 51.821(4), Education Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
		(4)  "Participating medical school" means each of the 
following entities:   
			(A)  the medical school at The University of Texas 
Health Science Center at Houston;
			(B)  the medical school at The University of Texas 
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas;
			(C)  the medical school at The University of Texas 
Health Science Center at San Antonio;
			(D)  the medical school at The University of Texas 
Medical Branch at Galveston;
			(E)  the medical school at Texas Tech University 
Health Sciences Center at Lubbock;
			(F)  the medical school at Texas Tech University 
Health Sciences Center at El Paso;
			(G)  the Baylor College of Medicine;                                  
			(H) [(G)]  the college of osteopathic medicine at 
the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;  
and
			(I) [(H)]  the medical school at The Texas A&M 
University System Health Science Center.
	SECTION ___.  (a)  As soon as practicable after the effective 
date of this Act, the medical school at Texas Tech University Health 
Sciences Center at El Paso shall:

		(1)  enter into the agreement with the Joint Admission 
Medical Program Council required by Section 51.829, Education Code; 
and
		(2)  select an appropriate faculty member to represent 
the medical school on the council.
	(b)  The medical school shall provide internships and 
mentoring under the Joint Admission Medical Program as appropriate 
beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year, but is not required 
before the 2012-2013 academic year to admit participating students 
to the medical school under the program.