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House agrees to student‑loan repayment program for veterinarians serving in shelter medicine
Summary
The House agreed to a rules committee substitute for Senate Bill 20, which includes provisions to provide service‑cancelable loans to veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and incorporates a prior House bill expanding memorial-grant tuition benefits.
The Georgia House agreed to the rules committee substitute for Senate Bill 20 on Thursday. The bill combines provisions from Senate Bill 20 and previously passed House Bill 56 and includes a program to provide service‑cancelable loans to veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and sterilization services at nonprofit clinics.
Representative Hilton presented the Senate bill and said it is an effort to address a shortage of veterinarians working in shelter medicine by offering loan repayment in exchange for three years of designated practice in the…
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