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MI SB0649
Bill
AI Summary
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Expands minority student grant program to include dental school students alongside medical school, nursing, and physician's assistant program students.
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Requires grant recipients to provide full-time health care services in designated health resource shortage areas for a period equal to the years of grant support received.
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Establishes repayment obligations of 2 times the grant amount plus interest for recipients who fail to complete service obligations, or the grant amount for those who fail to complete their training program.
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Mandates biennial reporting to legislature on the Michigan essential health provider recruitment strategy, including assessment of debt repayment sufficiency and program effectiveness analysis.
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Effective immediately upon approval by the Governor on June 11, 2014.
Legislative Description
Higher education; financial aid; report to legislature on health care recruitment strategy; expand, and include dental students in minority student grant program. Amends secs. 2707 & 2723 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.2707 & 333.2723).
Health, occupations
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0173'14 With Immediate Effect
7/16/2014