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Committee restores and funds rural nursing loan repayment after notice of missed awards
Summary
After members raised that year-two loan repayments had not been disbursed, the committee approved supplemental and ongoing transfers to the rural nursing loan repayment fund and appropriations to deliver year-two awards and fund the program for remaining years.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved supplemental and ongoing funding steps for the rural nursing loan repayment program established in House Bill 213 (2023) after hearing that Year 2 awards had not been distributed.
Legislative Services Office staff explained the program was designed as a five-year initiative with an initial transfer of $250,000 to fund Year 1. Because no additional cash was transferred for Year 2, the department lacked authority to make Year 2 payments. Committee members…
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