Rural Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2017 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning the creation of a veterinary education loan repayment program to assist veterinarians with education loan repayments in exchange for providing veterinary services in rural areas of the state in need of veterinary services.
Bill Summary:
Veterinarians - veterinary education loan repayment council - designation of veterinary shortage areas - eligibility - fund transfer. The act creates a 5-member state veterinary education loan repayment council (council) in Colorado state university's college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences. The council administers the veterinary education loan repayment program (program) by use of funds from the veterinary education loan repayment fund (fund), which program and fund are also created in the act. Through the program, the council provides veterinary education loan repayments from the fund to eligible veterinarians who:
- Have graduated from an accredited doctor of veterinary medicine school;
- Currently live in Colorado or, at some point, have lived in Colorado for at least 3 years; and
- Agree to practice veterinary medicine for up to 4 years in a rural area of the state that is experiencing a shortage of veterinarians that the council designates for participation in the program.
On September 1, 2017, $140,000 is transferred from the general fund to the fund to implement the program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2017 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.008 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 17-1282 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.007. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 17-1282, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | Vote summary |
| This is a conceptual amendment to strike the Safety Clause and substitute an effective date. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 17-1282, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2017 | Conference Committee Report | REPASS |
25
AYE
10
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2017 | Conference Committee Report | ADOPT CCR |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2017 | Third Reading | BILL |
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2017 | MISCELLANEOUS | RECON |
27
AYE
38
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2017 | Conference Committee Report | REPASS |
34
AYE
31
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2017 | Conference Committee Report | ADOPT |
33
AYE
31
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2017 | Senate Amendments | NOTCNCR |
36
AYE
29
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 05/10/2017 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
32
AYE
33
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 04/17/2017 | Third Reading | BILL |
39
AYE
25
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/05/2017 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/24/2017 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/24/2017 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/22/2017 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/10/2017 | House | House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass |
| 05/10/2017 | Senate | Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass |
| 05/10/2017 | ConfComm | First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised |
| 05/10/2017 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee |
| 05/10/2017 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/09/2017 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 05/05/2017 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/27/2017 | Senate | Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 04/19/2017 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy |
| 04/17/2017 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/13/2017 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/10/2017 | House | House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/21/2017 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/2017 | 322 | Rural Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program |