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CT SB00260
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Gordon
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AI Summary
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Establishes a loan forgiveness program providing up to $50,000 for graduate school loans for health care professionals who work in rural, underserved areas, or fields with workforce shortages in Connecticut
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Requires loan forgiveness recipients to maintain Department of Public Health licensure and commit to 4 years of full-time work or 8 years of part-time work in the state
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Creates a tuition payment program covering up to the full cost of tuition for medical school or nursing school students
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Tuition program recipients must agree to work as a physician or nurse in rural, underserved areas, or shortage fields for 4 years full-time or 8 years part-time
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Participants in either program cannot simultaneously participate in other state or federal loan forgiveness or reimbursement programs
Legislative Description
An Act Establishing A Loan Forgiveness Program And A Tuition Payment Program For Certain Health Care Professionals Who Work In A Rural Or Other Underserved Area Or In A Field With A Workforce Shortage.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
1/8/2025