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TX Educ Code § 51.821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.821. Definitions

Sec. 51.821.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Council" means the Joint Admission Medical Program Council established under this subchapter.(2)  "General academic teaching institution" means a four-year general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003. (3)  "Private or independent institution of higher education" means an institution as defined by Section 61.003(15) that grants baccalaureate degrees and offers a program in premedical education.(4)  "Participating medical school" means each of the following entities:(A)  the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;(B)  the medical school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;(C)  the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;(D)  the medical school at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;(E)  the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock;(F)  the medical school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;(G)  the Baylor College of Medicine;(H)  the college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;(I)  the medical school at The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center;(J)  the medical school at The University of Texas at Austin;(K)  the medical school at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley;(L)  the medical school at the University of Houston; and(M)  the college of osteopathic medicine at Sam Houston State University.(5)  "Participating student" means an eligible undergraduate student who is admitted to the program and who maintains eligibility for continued participation in the program.  The term does not include a program alternate who participates in mentoring activities and receives other related counseling services under the program.(6)  "Program" means the Joint Admission Medical Program established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 65 (S.B. 120), Sec. 6, eff. May 18, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 1844), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (S.B. 479), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 19 (H.B. 1325), Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 51.822 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.822. Joint Admission Medical Program

Sec. 51.822.  JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM.  The Joint Admission Medical Program is a program administered by the Joint Admission Medical Program Council to:(1)  provide services to support and encourage highly qualified, economically disadvantaged students pursuing a medical education;(2)  award undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends to those students;  and(3)  guarantee the admission of those students to at least one participating medical school, subject to the conditions under Section 51.827 and under other provisions of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.823 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.823. Composition of Council

Sec. 51.823.  COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.  (a)  The participating medical schools shall jointly establish the Joint Admission Medical Program Council consisting of one faculty member employed by and representing each of the participating medical schools.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826, Sec. 3(1), eff. June 19, 2009.(c)  The council shall select one of its members to serve as council chair for a term of two years.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 3(1), eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.8245 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.8245. Program Alternates

Sec. 51.8245.  PROGRAM ALTERNATES.  (a)  The council shall establish procedures by which the council selects from the annual pool of applicants for the program an appropriate number of eligible undergraduate students to serve as program alternates until the beginning of their senior year.  The council shall rank program alternates according to their qualifications for the program and, immediately on the termination of the participation of a student previously admitted to the program, shall select the highest ranking program alternate to be a participating student under the program.  The council may not select a program alternate to be a participating student after the first day of the fall semester of the alternate's senior year.(b)  The council shall establish procedures for program alternates to be matched to any required undergraduate mentoring program as described by Section 51.824(d).  A program alternate selected under this section is limited to participating in mentoring activities and receiving other related counseling services under the program and must sign an agreement to that effect.(c)  The council shall adopt criteria for program alternates to maintain their eligibility as program alternates.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.8246 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.8246. Confidential Records and Proceedings

Sec. 51.8246.  CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  Student education records created or considered under the program are confidential and may be released only in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).(b)  A meeting or portion of a meeting of the council at which the education records or other personal information of individual students or the evaluation, eligibility, admission, or selection of individual students are discussed is not open to the public under Chapter 551, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.825 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.825. Council Delegation

Sec. 51.825.  COUNCIL DELEGATION.  The council may delegate the performance of the council's administrative functions, including its matching functions, to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service operated through The University of Texas System.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.826 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.826. Eligibility for Admission to Program

Sec. 51.826.  ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO PROGRAM.(a)  To be eligible for admission to the program or for selection as a program alternate, an undergraduate student must:(1)   be enrolled at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher education at the time of application to the program;(2)  be a Texas resident for purposes of tuition under Subchapter B, Chapter 54;(3)  except as provided by Subsection (c), successfully complete at least 27 semester credit hours during the student's freshman year;(4)  apply for admission to the program not later than a date, as designated by the council, that occurs during the fall semester of the student's sophomore year at the general academic teaching institution or the private or independent institution of higher education; and(5)  meet criteria established by the council regarding:(A)  minimum high school and undergraduate grade point averages;(B)  financial need and any other indication of economic disadvantage; and(C)  any other matter the council considers appropriate.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), a student is not a Texas resident as described by that subdivision solely because the student is eligible to pay tuition at the resident tuition rate.(c)  The council shall adopt rules to admit to the program or to select as a program alternate an otherwise eligible undergraduate student who, for good cause, has not successfully completed the number of semester credit hours required under Subsection (a)(4).  The council may not admit to the program or select as a program alternate an undergraduate student who has successfully completed fewer than 18 semester credit hours.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.8265 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.8265. Preadmission Mentoring and Assistance

Sec. 51.8265.  PREADMISSION MENTORING AND ASSISTANCE.  (a)  In order to maximize a student's potential for success in the program, the council shall identify students who may be eligible to participate in the program not later than the beginning of the first fall semester following the student's graduation from high school.(b)  If the student is enrolled at a general academic teaching institution or a private or independent institution of higher education, an identified student who expresses an interest in participating in the program is entitled to the following assistance during the student's freshman year:(1)  regular meetings with a program faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to monitor the student's academic progress and advise the student in academic course work and career choices; and(2)  tutoring in courses as necessary, to be paid with program funds.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826, Sec. 3(2), eff. June 19, 2009.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (S.B. 1728), Sec. 3(2), eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 51.827 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.827. Eligibility to Continue Participation in Program

Sec. 51.827.  ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.  (a)  To be eligible to continue participation in the program, an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program must:(1)  meet criteria established by the council regarding:(A)  courses taken and minimum grade point average for those courses during enrollment at the general academic teaching institution or the private or independent institution of higher education;(B)  progress in those courses;(C)  achievement of an acceptable score on the Medical College Admission Test or any equivalent examination taken as a precondition for enrollment in or admission to a participating medical school; and(D)  any other matter the council considers appropriate;(2)  participate in:(A)  internship programs described by Section 51.824(c) in:(i)  the summers immediately following the student's sophomore and junior years; and(ii)  if required, the summer immediately following the student's senior year; and(B)  any undergraduate or graduate mentoring program required by the council; and(3)  exhibit intelligence, integrity, and personal and emotional characteristics that are considered necessary for the student to become an effective physician.(b)  If an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) without good cause as determined by the council, the council may terminate that student's participation in the program at the end of the semester during which the student failed to meet the requirements of that subsection.  A student's participation in the program is automatically terminated if the student fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) for two consecutive semesters without good cause.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 356 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 51.828 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.828. Council Agreement With Student Admitted to Program

Sec. 51.828.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH STUDENT ADMITTED TO PROGRAM.  (a)  A student admitted to the program must enter into an agreement with the council under which the student agrees to:(1)  maintain eligibility for continued participation in the program;  and(2)  repay any scholarship or stipend received under the program if the student enrolls in a public or private medical school in another state, other than temporary enrollment occurring as a result of an exchange program. (b)  At the time the student enters into an agreement under this section, the council shall provide the student with information regarding:(1)  available program benefits, including undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends;  and(2)  repayment of scholarship and stipend benefits received under the program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.829 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.829. Council Agreement With Participating Medical School

Sec. 51.829.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PARTICIPATING MEDICAL SCHOOL.  (a)  Each participating medical school must enter into an agreement with the council under which the medical school agrees to:(1)  select a faculty member employed by the medical school to serve on the council;(2)  commit faculty and administrative resources to the program;(3)  set aside for participating students at least 10 percent of the medical school's enrollment capacity for each entering class, except as provided by Subsection (b);(4)  admit participating students who are matched to the medical school under the program;(5)  provide internship programs for participating students who have been matched to or are required to participate in those programs as described by Section 51.824(c) and coordinate the administration of those programs with general academic teaching institutions or private or independent institutions of higher education as necessary;(6)  provide for participating students and program alternates any mentoring programs required by the council at the undergraduate level and coordinate the administration of those programs with general academic teaching institutions or private or independent institutions of higher education as necessary; and(7)  provide support services, including postbaccalaureate mentoring programs required by the council, to participating students who enroll in the medical school.(b)  The Baylor College of Medicine must agree under Subsection (a) to set aside under Subsection (a)(3) not less than 10 percent of its enrollment capacity set aside for students who are entitled to pay tuition at the rate provided by Chapter 54 for resident students.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.830 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.830. Council Agreement With General Academic Teaching Institution

Sec. 51.830.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTION.  Each general academic teaching institution must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to:(1)  provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alternate enrolled at that institution;(2)  as soon as practicable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools; and(3)  select a faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 6, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.831 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.831. Council Agreement With Private or Independent Institution of Higher Education

Sec. 51.831.  COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  Each private or independent institution of higher education must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to:(1)  provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alternate enrolled at the institution;(2)  as soon as practicable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools;(3)  select a faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2); and(4)  provide a scholarship to a participating student in the amount required for a participating student attending a general academic teaching institution, but not to exceed the amount of tuition and fees that the student is charged.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 7, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.833 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.833. Funding

Sec. 51.833.  FUNDING.  (a)  The council may accept a gift, grant, devise, or bequest of money, securities, service, or property to carry out any purpose of this subchapter, including funds raised or services provided by a volunteer or volunteer group to promote the work of the council.  The council's administrative staff may participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the council.(b)  The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (S.B. 1601), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 51.834 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter V. Joint Admission Medical Program|Section 51.834. Report

Sec. 51.834.  REPORT.  (a)  The council shall deliver a report on the program to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.(b)  The report must contain detailed information regarding:(1)  any problems the council identifies in implementing the program, with recommended solutions for those problems;(2)  the expenditure of any money received under this subchapter, including legislative appropriations;  and(3)  the number of students who are admitted to the program and who are enrolled in each year of a baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree program offered by a general academic teaching institution, a private or independent institution of higher education, or a participating medical school, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 51.841 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter W. Admission and Scholarship Policies for Graduate and Professional Programs|Section 51.841. Definitions

Sec. 51.841.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "General academic teaching institution" and "medical and dental unit" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(2)  "Graduate program" means a degree program, as defined by Section 61.003, to which a student may be admitted that leads to a master's or doctoral degree.(3)  "Professional program" means a degree program, as defined by Section 61.003, to which a student may be admitted that leads to a degree required for licensure as an attorney, doctor of medicine or osteopathy, dentist, architect, or pharmacist.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.821 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(25), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 51.843 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education|Subchapter W. Admission and Scholarship Policies for Graduate and Professional Programs|Section 51.843. Rulemaking

Sec. 51.843.  RULEMAKING.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating to the operation of admissions and competitive scholarship processes under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1039, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.823 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(25), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|