By: West S.B. No. 1728
(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2009; March 20, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on Higher Education;
April 20, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 20, 2009,
sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1728 By: West
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration of and eligibility for the Joint
Admissions Medical Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 51.826, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) To be eligible for admission to the program or for
selection as a program alternate, an undergraduate student must:
(1) [have enrolled at an institution of higher
education not later than the first fall semester following the
student's graduation from high school;
[(2)] be enrolled at a general academic teaching
institution or a private or independent institution of higher
education at the time of application to the program;
(2) [(3)] be a Texas resident for purposes of tuition
under Subchapter B, Chapter 54;
(3) [(4)] except as provided by Subsection (c),
successfully complete at least 27 semester credit hours during the
student's freshman year;
(4) [(5)] apply for admission to the program not later
than a date, as designated by the council, that occurs during the
fall semester of the student's sophomore year at the general
academic teaching institution or the private or independent
institution of higher education; and
(5) [(6)] meet criteria established by the council
regarding:
(A) minimum high school and undergraduate grade
point averages;
(B) financial need and any other indication of
economic disadvantage; and
(C) any other matter the council considers
appropriate.
SECTION 2. The following laws are repealed:
(1) Subsection (b), Section 51.823, Education Code;
and
(2) Subsection (c), Section 51.8265, Education Code.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections
51.826 and 51.8265, Education Code, apply beginning with applicants
for admission to the Joint Admission Medical Program during the
2009-2010 academic year.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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