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Panel backs Kirkland-Kerr program to expand veterinary training and keep vets in Connecticut
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee · March 13, 2026
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Summary
Committee referred HB 5418 to appropriations; the bill would reestablish the Kirkland-Kerr veterinary program through an out-of-state cooperative arrangement, subsidize in-state cost for a limited number of Connecticut students and require a five-year return-to-state practice period.
Chair described HB 5418 as a plan to reestablish the Kirkland-Kerr program via a cooperative arrangement with an out-of-state veterinary school so Connecticut…
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