By: Watson S.B. No. 1466
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency
programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.501, Subsection (1), Education Code
is amended to read as follows:
(1) "Medical school" means the medical school at The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the medical
school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
[Health Science Center at Dallas], the medical school at The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the medical school
at The University of Texas at Austin, the medical school at The
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the medical education
program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler,
the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center, the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center at El Paso, the Baylor College of Medicine, the
college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas
Health Science Center at Fort Worth, or the medical school at Texas
A&M University [Medical Program].
SECTION 2. 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, 2015.