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Arkansas committee advances bill to create rural veterinary scholarship program
Summary
The Senate committee approved SB476 to create a Rural Veterinary Student Scholarship Program administered by the Department of Agriculture; sponsors said the program will use veterinary licensing fees, include a payback requirement and rely on rulemaking and industry contributions to set award size.
The Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee advanced SB476 on a voice vote after sponsors described the measure as a tool to recruit veterinarians to underserved parts of Arkansas.
Sponsor Sen. Missy Irvin, R‑District 24, said the bill creates a Rural Veterinary Student Scholarship Program to be administered by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and modeled on existing rural medical scholarship programs. Irvin said the measure allows the department to enlist industry contributions and use rulemaking…
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