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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring training in the importance of mental and |
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physical health as a requisite for certain medical degrees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.312 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.312. MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH TRAINING REQUIRED. |
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(a) In this section, "medical school" means: |
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(1) a medical school as defined by Section 61.501; and |
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(2) any other institution of higher education, as |
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defined by Section 61.003, or school, department, or college of |
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such an institution, that awards medical degrees. |
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(b) Each medical school shall include training regarding |
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the importance of student, resident, and physician mental and |
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physical health in the curriculum required for a medical degree. |
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(c) This section does not apply to the requirements for the |
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degree program of a student who entered the degree program at a |
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medical school before the 2024 fall semester. This subsection |
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expires January 1, 2030. |
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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, 2023. |