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Committee advances program to fund Board Certified Behavior Analysts and offer loan-repayment for service in high-need areas

2252515 · February 4, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 25-24 would create a loan-repayment and support program for Board Certified Behavior Analysts, administered by the state financial-aid board, with funding from legislative appropriations, grants and donations.

Senator Boyd explained Senate Bill 25-24 would establish a program run by the State Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to support Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and offer loan-repayment incentives to certificants who commit to full-time practice in designated high-need areas in Mississippi. "Applicants have to hold a certification as a board BCBA," Senator Boyd said, and…

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