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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1080: Health professional program

Restoring funding to the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund.

Summary

  • Finds that improved access to health care services is vital to achieve health equity and an increased quality of healthy life.
  • Finds that students who are encouraged to explore the benefits and challenges in rural health practice are more likely to establish community roots and remain in the area in which they are trained.
  • Appropriates $4 million per year from the State General Fund to the Health Professional Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program Fund.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1080), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Paul Harris (R-17)
Introduced
January 12, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program fund;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paul Harris (R-17)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Tana Senn D-41Sherry Appleton D-23Mia Gregerson D-33Eileen Cody D-34Michelle Valdez R-26Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  7. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1080 in other sessions

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