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PA SB308
Bill
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scott Hutchinson
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AI Summary
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Renames the "Medical Officer or Health Officer Incentive Program" to the "Specialty Branch Officer Incentive Program" and expands eligibility to include chaplains and JAG officers in addition to medical and health care officers in the Pennsylvania National Guard
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Establishes tiered monthly stipends based on educational requirements: $1,000/month for doctoral degree holders, $750/month for master's degree holders or JAG officers/chaplains, and $500/month for bachelor's degree holders, payable for up to 48 months of medical residency or 36 accession months of service
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Requires stipend recipients to serve one month in the Pennsylvania National Guard for each monthly stipend received, with service obligation running concurrent with other military obligations
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Changes the stipend adjustment schedule from every two years to every five years beginning in 2026, with adjustments tied to Consumer Price Index changes and subject to available appropriations
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In military educational programs relating to medical officer or health officer incentive program, further providing for definitions, for establishment of program, for program stipend, for additional incentives, for recoupment of incentive payments, for adjustment of stipend amounts and for eligibility; and making editorial changes.
Last Action
Laid on the table
6/4/2025