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NM HB150

NM HB150
Medical School Scholarship Act


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Introduced
01/25/2021
In Committee
03/01/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/20/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; ENACTING THE MEDICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP ACT; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

AI Summary

This bill, the Medical School Scholarship Act, creates a scholarship program for students enrolled at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. The scholarships cover the full cost of tuition and require recipients to practice medicine in New Mexico for the same number of years they received the scholarship, after completing their medical training. The bill establishes eligibility criteria, scholarship terms, and a fund to administer the program. It also appropriates $6 million from the general fund for the scholarship program to be used in fiscal year 2022 and subsequent years.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

House Appropriations and Finance Committee (13:30 3/3/2021 Room ZOOM) (on 03/03/2021)

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