HB1596 - Tennessee - University Of Tennessee, Veterinarians

Companion Bill SB0019. Veterinarians - Revises admission requirements and standards for University of Tennessee college of veterinary medicine; requires board of medical examiners to test applicants in food animal medicine. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 9 and Title 63, Chapter 12. Fiscal Summary for HB1596 / *SB0019 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1596 / *SB0019 This bill adds requirements for admission to the University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine, as follows: (1) All applicants for the doctor of veterinary medicine program must have successfully completed a minimum of three undergraduate courses in animal sciences that require the student's practical application of such sciences; and (2) The college must grant admission preferences for its doctor of veterinary medicine program [...]

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