ND SB2140

State Board of Higher Education shall waive repayment requirements for individuals in professional student exchange programs in veterinary medicine, dentistry, or optometry who entered agreements during the July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 biennium

Repeals section 15-10-43.1 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to the previous professional student exchange program repayment structure

Legislative management must conduct a 2021-22 interim study examining program participants by discipline, tuition support provided, student return rates to North Dakota, payback provision implementation procedures and costs, appropriate grace periods, and which disciplines should have payback requirements

Study findings, recommendations, and implementing legislation must be reported to the 68th Legislative Assembly

Passed Senate 38-9 and House 53-39