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Bill would offer tuition reimbursements to recruit veterinarians to underserved rural Montana
Summary
House Bill 860 would provide tuition reimbursement of up to $100,000 for DVM students who agree to practice in prioritized, underserved areas of Montana, with administration by OCHE and an advisory board.
Representative Randon Gregg presented House Bill 860, the Rural Montana Veterinarian Workforce Act, proposing tuition reimbursement (up to $100,000) for DVM students who commit to practice in prioritized, underserved areas of Montana. Gregg said the bill targets student debt as the driving factor behind low rural veterinary staffing and cited average DVM debt above $300,000.
Gregg said the bill was modeled on successful programs in other agricultural states,…
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