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Committee adopts compromise requiring at least half of medical school coursework be A–F or equivalent
Summary
A committee substitute for House Bill 5294 was adopted and reported 9‑2. The substitute requires medical schools to grade at least 50% of coursework using a traditional A–F scale or another four-tier system, moves implementation to fall 2026, and grandfathers currently enrolled students.
The Senate Committee on Education K‑16 adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 5294 and reported it to the full Senate by a 9‑2 vote, setting a statewide minimum grading standard for Texas medical schools.
Sponsor Sen. Creighton described the substitute as a compromise reached after consulting medical schools statewide. The engrossed version had required all medical coursework be graded A–F and prohibited pass/fail; the…
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