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AN ACT
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relating to measures to support or enhance graduate medical |
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education for the practice of podiatric medicine in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58A.001(5), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(5) "Graduate medical education program" means: |
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(A) a nationally accredited post-doctor of |
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medicine (M.D.) or post-doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) |
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program that prepares physicians for the independent practice of |
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medicine in a specific specialty area; and |
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(B) a nationally accredited post-doctor of |
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podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) program that prepares podiatrists for |
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independent practice in the specialty area of podiatry. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2509 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 25, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2509 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |