Allows TOPS-qualified students who graduate from an out-of-state college to use unused award amounts for medical or dental school in Louisiana, with.
HB 678 allows students who qualified for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) upon high school graduation but graduated from an out-of-state college to apply their unused award amounts to medical or dental school in Louisiana. The bill requires repayment of the award amounts and interest unless the student is enrolled in a residency program or practices medicine or dentistry full-time in Louisiana for three consecutive years after residency. The Board of Regents must provide rules for collecting unpaid amounts and other exceptions.
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