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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to tracking career information for graduates of Texas |
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medical schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0906 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0906. MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATE TRACKING SYSTEM. (a) |
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The board by rule shall establish a system under which the board |
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acquires and maintains data regarding the initial medical career |
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choices made by graduates of medical schools in this state. The |
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tracking system must use any data reasonably available to the |
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board, including data maintained by or accessible to medical |
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schools in this state, and must collect relevant information |
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regarding the career paths of medical school graduates during the |
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two-year period following completion of their residency or |
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fellowship. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), relevant information |
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includes: |
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(1) whether and for how long graduates work in primary |
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care in this state and which medical specialties they choose; and |
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(2) the location of the practices established by |
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graduates, including whether and for how long they work in a health |
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professional shortage area designated by the Department of State |
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Health Services or in a community-based setting such as a federally |
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qualified health center, community health clinic, or rural |
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hospital. |
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SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the |
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tracking system established under Section 61.0906, Education Code, |
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as added by this Act. The board may adopt the initial rules in the |
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manner provided by law for emergency rules. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall establish the tracking system |
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required by Section 61.0906, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |