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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of and eligibility for the Joint |
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Admissions Medical Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 51.826, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To be eligible for admission to the program or for |
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selection as a program alternate, an undergraduate student must: |
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(1) [have enrolled at an institution of higher
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education not later than the first fall semester following the
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student's graduation from high school;
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[(2)] be enrolled at a general academic teaching |
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institution or a private or independent institution of higher |
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education at the time of application to the program; |
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(2) [(3)] be a Texas resident for purposes of tuition |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 54; |
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(3) [(4)] except as provided by Subsection (c), |
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successfully complete at least 27 semester credit hours during the |
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student's freshman year; |
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(4) [(5)] apply for admission to the program not later |
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than a date, as designated by the council, that occurs during the |
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fall semester of the student's sophomore year at the general |
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academic teaching institution or the private or independent |
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institution of higher education; and |
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(5) [(6)] meet criteria established by the council |
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regarding: |
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(A) minimum high school and undergraduate grade |
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point averages; |
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(B) financial need and any other indication of |
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economic disadvantage; and |
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(C) any other matter the council considers |
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appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. The following laws are repealed: |
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(1) Subsection (b), Section 51.823, Education Code; |
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and |
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(2) Subsection (c), Section 51.8265, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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51.826 and 51.8265, Education Code, apply beginning with applicants |
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for admission to the Joint Admission Medical Program during the |
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2009-2010 academic year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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