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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of scholarships by private or independent |
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institutions of higher education under the Joint Admission Medical |
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Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.831, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.831. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT |
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INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Each private or independent |
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institution of higher education must enter into an agreement with |
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the council under which the institution agrees to: |
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(1) provide academic counseling to a participating |
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student or program alternate enrolled at the institution; |
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(2) as soon as practicable, implement or expand |
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appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating |
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students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in |
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participating medical schools; |
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(3) select a faculty director or an academic or health |
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professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the |
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institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's |
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degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2); and |
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(4) provide, in addition to any other scholarship |
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money awarded to the student, a scholarship to a participating |
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student in the amount required for a participating student |
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attending a general academic teaching institution, except that |
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[but not to exceed] the amount of scholarship awards may not exceed |
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the amount of tuition and fees that the student is charged. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the |
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provision of scholarships pursuant to an agreement under Section |
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51.831, Education Code, as amended by this Act, beginning with the |
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2023-2024 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |