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JFAC splits on rural nursing loan repayment funding; $375,000 supplemental and $625,000 ongoing approved after split votes
Summary
Lawmakers debated funding for the rural nursing loan repayment program created by House Bill 213 (2023). A request to transfer remaining program cash failed in the Senate; JFAC later approved a $375,000 supplemental for FY2025 and an ongoing $625,000 appropriation for FY2026.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 12 considered several budget actions to support the rural nursing loan repayment program created in House Bill 213 (2023). The program assists nurses working in rural areas with student loan repayment and was designed as a five-year program with initial cash transferred at enactment.
A motion to transfer the remaining $2,250,000 from the general fund into the dedicated rural nursing loan repayment fund and to make a larger ongoing appropriation did not secure the Senate committee's affirmative majority and failed on the joint roll call (the committee reported the motion "failed and will be sent to the Senate"). The committee then proceeded with separate, narrower motions.
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