HB125 - Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

  89R11464 AND-F     By: Slawson, VanDeaver, González of El Paso, H.B. No. 125       King, Lambert, et al.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College   of Osteopathic Medicine.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 87, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 87.005 to read as follows:           Sec.   87.005.     TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF   OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. (a)   In this section:                 (1)     "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M   University System.                 (2)     "College" means the Tarleton State University   College of Osteopathic Medicine established under this section.                 (3)  "University" means Tarleton State University.           (b)     The Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic   Medicine is a college of the university and is under the management   and control of the board with degrees offered under the name and   authority of the university.           (c)     The board may prescribe courses leading to customary   degrees and may adopt policies for the operation, control, and   management of the college as necessary for conducting a college of   osteopathic medicine of the first class.           (d)     A teaching hospital considered suitable by the board may   be provided by a public or private entity.          SECTION 2.  Section 61.003(5), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (5)  "Medical and dental unit" means The Texas A&M   University System Health Science Center and its component   institutions, agencies, and programs; the Texas Tech University   Health Sciences Center; the Texas Tech University Health Sciences   Center at El Paso; the University of Houston College of Medicine;   the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine;   The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; The University   of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; The University of Texas   Medical School at San Antonio; The University of Texas Dental   Branch at Houston; The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer   Center; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical   Sciences at Houston; The University of Texas Dental School at San   Antonio; The University of Texas Medical School at Houston; the   Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin; the School   of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; the   nursing institutions of The Texas A&M University System and The   University of Texas System; the Tarleton State University College   of Osteopathic Medicine; and The University of Texas School of   Public Health at Houston; and such other medical or dental schools   as may be established by statute or as provided in this chapter.          SECTION 3.  Section 61.501(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, 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 Sam Houston State University   College of Osteopathic Medicine, the University of Houston College   of Medicine, the Baylor College of Medicine, the college of   osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas Health   Science Center at Fort Worth, the Tarleton State University College   of Osteopathic Medicine, or the medical school at the Texas A&M   University Health Science Center.          SECTION 4.  Section 63.002(c), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (c)  The amount available for distribution from the fund may   be appropriated only for programs that benefit medical research,   health education, or treatment programs at the following   health-related institutions of higher education:                (1)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at   San Antonio;                (2)  The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer   Center;                (3)  The University of Texas Southwestern Medical   Center;                (4)  The University of Texas Medical Branch at   Galveston;                (5)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at   Houston;                (6)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at   Tyler;                (7)  The University of Texas Health Science   Center--South Texas and its component institutions, if established   under Subchapter N, Chapter 74;                (8)  The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;                (9)  the University of North Texas Health Science   Center at Fort Worth;                (10)  the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;                (11)  the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center   at El Paso;                (12)  the University of Houston College of Medicine;                (13)  the Sam Houston State University College of   Osteopathic Medicine;                (14)  the Dell Medical School at The University of   Texas at Austin;                 (15)     the Tarleton State University College of   Osteopathic Medicine; and                 (16)  [ (15) ]  Baylor College of Medicine, if a contract   between Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Higher Education   Coordinating Board is in effect under Section 61.092.          SECTION 5.  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, 2025.