SENATE BILL 385

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Gerald Ortiz y Pino

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY TO FUND RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN HEALTH CARE CAREERS SERVING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university for expenditure in fiscal year 2016 to establish a demonstration and research program to prepare undergraduate students from small universities for successful entry into medical school or other related health fields. This includes a focused undergraduate curriculum, summer science academies, remote learning, medical school entrance examination preparation and mentoring by rural physicians and physicians associated with the New Mexico Hispanic medical association. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2016 shall revert to the general fund.

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