SF 253: Relating to loan repayments made by the college student aid commission under the mental health professional loan repayment program and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to loan repayments made by the college student aid commission under the mental health professional loan repayment program (program).117, for five years if the individual engages in full-time practice or for seven years if the individual engages in part-time practice. The bill provides that the college student aid commission is to make loan repayments annually after the completion of each year of practice. Current law requires an individual who receives loan repayments under the program to repay the commission the total amount of the loan repayments if the individual fails to fulfill the obligation to practice as a mental health professional in a service area for the applicable amount of time.

Lobbying · 16 for, 0 against

For: Des Moines University; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa College Student Aid Commission; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Physician Assistant Society; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowa Rural Health Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa; and 4 more

In plain words

1. February 8, 2023Filed in the Senate
2. February 8, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Education committee