Establishes a program to attract health care and education professionals to rural counties with high unemployment and shortages.
The bill establishes a health care and education shortage assistance program to help attract professionals such as physicians, nurses, and teachers to rural areas of counties with high unemployment rates and shortages. Funding will come from the Mississippi Works Fund and will be disbursed by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Eligible counties must adopt a resolution and submit an application with a detailed plan for using the funds. The program requires counties to provide matching funds of at least 30% of the amount provided.
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