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| 1 | 1 | 84R11642 LED-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1742 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 12.0127, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (c) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department | |
| 12 | 12 | shall provide an equal opportunity to request a waiver of the | |
| 13 | 13 | foreign country residence requirement for a qualified alien | |
| 14 | 14 | physician who agrees to practice medicine in: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) a medically underserved area; or | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) a health professional shortage area. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 18 | 18 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 19 | 19 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 20 | 20 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 21 | 21 | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |