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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of the Joint Admission Medical Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter V, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by amending Section 51.834 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.834. REPORT. (a) The council shall deliver a |
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report on the program to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and |
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the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December |
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31 of each even-numbered year. |
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(b) The report must contain detailed information regarding: |
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(1) any problems the council identifies in |
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implementing the program, with recommended solutions for those |
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problems; |
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(2) the expenditure of any money received under this |
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subchapter, including legislative appropriations; [and] |
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(3) the number of students who are admitted to the |
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program and who are enrolled in each year of a baccalaureate, |
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graduate, or professional degree program offered by a general |
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academic teaching institution, a private or independent |
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institution of higher education, or a participating medical school, |
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as applicable; [.] |
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(4) the number of students who are dismissed, |
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terminated, placed on probation, or otherwise withdrawn from the |
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program by the council or voluntary decision who were enrolled in |
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each year of a baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree |
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program offered by a general academic teaching institution, a |
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private or independent institution of higher education, or a |
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participating medical school, as applicable; and |
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(5) expenditure for graduate scholarships awarded to |
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participating medical students; including the amount per student |
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and any need to maintain the ending balance in lieu of reallocation |
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to medical school scholarship recipients. |
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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, 2025. |