Bill > HB512

Introduced Session

An Act To Create The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program And The Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Loan Repayment Under The Programs, Including Employment At Certain Rural Hospitals And Clinics And In Certain Communities; To Authorize Up To Ten Annual Awards Under Each Program Upon Completion Of Each Year At A Qualifying Hospital, Clinic Or Other Health Care Facility Or In A Qualifying Community; To Require The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Administer The Program; To Establish The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program Fund And The Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Program Fund In The State Treasury; To Bring Forward Sections 37-144-1 Through 37-144-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 37-144-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program At Such Time As The Last Class Of Recipients Has Completed The Obligations Of The Program; To Bring Forward Sections 37-146-1 Through 37-146-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 37-146-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program At Such Time As The Last Class Of Recipients Has Completed The Obligations Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

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Samuel Creekmore IV (R)*, 

Died In Committee (on 02/03/2026)

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