Tex. Educ. Code § 51.823 · Subchapter V. JOINT ADMISSION MEDICAL PROGRAM
COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The participating medical schools shall jointly establish the Joint Admission Medical Program Council. The council shall consist of one faculty member employed by and representing each of the participating medical schools.
(c) The council shall select one of its members to serve as council chair for a term of two years. The chair shall:
(1) facilitate council meetings;
(2) ensure compliance with program goals; and
(3) represent the council in interactions with relevant stakeholders, including the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service and legislative committees.
(d) The council shall establish clear policies to ensure effective communication among council members, including:
(1) procedures for convening regular meetings to review program implementation and evaluate outcomes;
(2) protocols for disseminating an agenda or report before a meeting;
(3) mechanisms for soliciting feedback from council members to promote transparency and collaboration; and
(4) procedures for promoting public meetings to students.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 5154), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.51.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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