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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the participation of the school of osteopathic medicine |
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at the University of the Incarnate Word in certain state programs |
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supporting medical residency 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 Center, the |
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medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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San Antonio, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, |
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the medical school at The University of Texas at Austin, the medical |
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school at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the medical |
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education program of The University of Texas Health Science Center |
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at Tyler, the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center, the medical school at the Texas Tech University |
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Health Sciences Center at El Paso, the Baylor College of Medicine, |
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the college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North |
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Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, the school of |
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osteopathic medicine at the University of the Incarnate Word, or |
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the medical school at the Texas A&M University Health Science |
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Center. |
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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, 2017. |