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Committee advances veterans mental-health loan-repayment bill, approves $250,000 start-up
Summary
LSO described a new University-administered veterans' mental-health loan-repayment program; committee adopted technical amendments (adding PhD option, 25% work requirement, three-year repayment-plus term) and approved a $250,000 general-fund appropriation to launch the program.
The committee advanced a bill draft to create a Wyoming veteran loan repayment program administered by the University of Wyoming (bill draft 25LSO0083) aimed at increasing the number of mental-health clinicians serving veterans in-state.
LSO attorney Talise Hanson walked members through the bill's structure, including creation of Wyoming statute 21-16-2001; eligibility aimed at U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in qualifying master's (social work, counseling) or PhD (psychology) programs; repayment options that allow in-state service to repay…
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