The constitional amendment eliminating an obsolete requirement for a State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund, neither of which is operational.
The purpose seem to just clean up the Texas Constitution of an extraneous section.
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The Texas Constitution currently requires a constitutional State Medical Education Board and State Medical Education Fund. The program, created in 1952, did not ultimately serve its intended purpose so the loans from the fund were discontinued in 1988. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board absorbed the State Medical Education Fund as part of its overall duties for scholarships and student loans, making the constitutional board and fund obsolete. HJR 79 eliminates the constitutional requirement to continue the board and fund.
Supporters Say: This constitutional amendment repeals an obsolete provision in the Texas Constitution. The State Medical Education Fund is operated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, so there is no need to maintain the discontinued program in the constitution.
Opponents Say: No opposition.
