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HB17-1282

Rural Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program

Type Bill
Session 2017 Regular Session
Subjects
Agriculture

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.
To implement the program, the council enters into a contract with an eligible veterinarian and the rural area of the state in which the veterinarian will practice veterinary medicine.

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.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/05/2017 Signed Act PDF
05/24/2017 Final Act PDF
05/10/2017 Rerevised PDF
05/09/2017 Revised PDF
04/17/2017 Reengrossed PDF
04/13/2017 Engrossed PDF
03/21/2017 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/05/2017 PA3 PDF
04/28/2017 PA2 PDF
04/12/2017 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/07/2017 FN4 PDF
05/01/2017 FN3 PDF
04/21/2017 FN2 PDF
04/10/2017 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/05/2017 SA1 PDF
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
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/09/2017 322 Rural Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Program PDF