NURSES-LOAN REPAY ASSISTANCE
Summary
Creates the Loan Repayment Assistance for Nurses Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish an educational loan repayment assistance program for nurses who practice in designated nurse shortage areas. Provides that beginning July 1, 2004, the Department shall consider applications for assistance under the program. Provides that for each year that a qualified applicant practices full-time in a designated shortage area as a nurse, the Department shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to that person in an amount equal to the amount in educational loans that the person must repay that year. Provides that the total amount in grants that a person may be awarded shall not exceed $5,000. Effective July 1, 2004.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2003
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
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7
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Committee
1
Nov 20, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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