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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency |
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programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.501(1), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) "Medical school" means the medical school at The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the medical |
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school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical [Health
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Science] Center [at Dallas], the medical school at The University |
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of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The University of |
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Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the medical school at The |
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University of Texas at Austin, the medical school at The University |
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of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the medical education program of The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, the medical |
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school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the |
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medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
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at El Paso, the Baylor College of Medicine, the college of |
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osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas Health |
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Science Center at Fort Worth, or the medical school at the Texas A&M |
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University Health Science Center [Medical Program]. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |