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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, Subsection (1), Education Code |
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is amended to 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 Center |
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[Health Science Center at Dallas], the medical school at The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the medical school |
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at The University of Texas at Austin, the medical school at The |
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the medical education |
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program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, |
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the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center, the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center at El Paso, the Baylor College of Medicine, the |
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college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas |
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Health Science Center at Fort Worth, or the medical school at Texas |
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A&M University [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. |