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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58.006(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may |
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contract with one or more organizations to operate the statewide |
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preceptorship program in general internal medicine, the statewide |
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preceptorship program in family medicine, and the statewide |
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preceptorship program in general pediatrics for medical students |
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enrolled in Texas medical schools. |
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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. |