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JFAC approves funding to restart rural nursing loan‑repayment awards after prior transfer fails in committee
Summary
After failing earlier to approve a large cash transfer, the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved a one‑time supplemental and an ongoing appropriation to restore rural nursing loan‑repayment awards created in House Bill 213 (2023). The committee debated overlap with other programs before voting.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 12 approved one‑time and ongoing appropriations to fund the rural nursing loan‑repayment program established in House Bill 213 of 2023 after an earlier motion to transfer the program’s remaining cash into its dedicated fund failed in committee.
Representative Furness, who moved the actions before the committee, described the program as a five‑year effort created in 2023 that provides loan‑repayment assistance to nurses working in rural areas. LSO materials presented to the committee showed $250,000 was transferred to seed year one; the department and…
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