Establishes a special fund and loan repayment/scholarship program to support the veterinary workforce in Hawaii.
The bill establishes the veterinary workforce development special fund to support ongoing assessment and planning of the veterinarian workforce in Hawaii. It also creates a veterinary workforce development loan repayment and scholarship program to assist veterinarians in the state with loan repayments and completion of veterinary education. The program offers loan repayments to veterinarians who commit to working in shortage areas for a minimum period of time and scholarships to veterinary students who commit to working in the state after graduation.
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