Bill Text: TX SB491 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-09 - Effective immediately [SB491 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB491-Engrossed.html

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By: Watson, Zaffirini S.B. No. 491

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 58.006(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may
contract with one or more organizations to operate the statewide
preceptorship program in general internal medicine, the statewide
preceptorship program in family medicine, and the statewide
preceptorship program in general pediatrics for medical students
enrolled in Texas medical schools.
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, 2017.