89R4976 CMO-D
	By: Oliverson	H.B. No. 1972

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to requiring coursework in nutrition at public medical
	schools.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 51.311 to read as follows:
	Sec. 51.311.  NUTRITION MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK. (a)
	In this section, "medical school" means:
	(1)  a medical school as defined by Section 61.501; or
	(2)  any other institution of higher education, as
	defined by Section 61.003, or school, department, or college of
	such an institution, that awards medical degrees.
	(b)  Each medical school shall include in the curriculum
	required for a medical degree at least three hours of coursework in
	nutrition.  The coursework must cover, at a minimum, information
	about:
	(1)  normal caloric intake for healthy adults;
	(2)  diet modifications for individuals with food
	allergies, diabetes, or other chronic conditions that require diet
	modification;
	(3)  the importance of proper nutrition as a primary
	strategy to prevent certain diseases and conditions, such as
	diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; and
	(4)  additives commonly found in food and beverage
	products produced in the United States, as opposed to food and
	beverage products produced in foreign countries.
	(c)  The coursework required under Subsection (b) may not be
	developed, funded, or influenced by a pharmaceutical company or a
	food or beverage company.
	(d)  This section does not apply to the requirements for the
	degree program of a student who entered the degree program at a
	medical school before the 2026 spring semester.  This subsection
	expires January 1, 2032.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.