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Panel unanimously advances substitute to extend and adjust veterinarian tuition‑reimbursement program for large‑animal vets

2285620 · February 12, 2025
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Summary

A substitute for HB 172, proposing a multi‑year tuition reimbursement program aimed at increasing large‑animal veterinarians in rural Georgia, received a unanimous do‑pass recommendation from the House Higher Education Committee after the sponsor adjusted term and loan figures.

The House Higher Education Committee gave a do‑pass recommendation to the substitute for House Bill 172, a tuition reimbursement program intended to attract large‑animal and food‑animal veterinarians to underserved rural counties.

The substitute keeps a total program cap of $90,000 per participant but extends the required service or participation term from three…

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