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Committee advances veterans'mental-health ideas for more study; no sponsorship today
Summary
Lawmakers discussed a draft loan-repayment program to grow Wyoming-based veterans mental-health providers but deferred sponsorship, asking agencies to supply data on workforce numbers, program costs and funding sources before the next meeting.
The committee engaged in an extended discussion Thursday about a proposed program to expand veterans' mental-health capacity in Wyoming, but deferred sponsoring the bill and asked agencies to return with more data and refined language.
Legislative Service Office staff presented bill draft 25 LSO 83, which would authorize a University of Wyoming-administered loan repayment program for veterans enrolled in approved social work, counseling or psychology master'level programs. Under staff options, recipients could repay…
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