HI SB2638 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-25 - (S) Referred to EDU/HTH, WAM.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-25 - (S) Referred to EDU/HTH, WAM.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes the John A. Burns school of medicine medical loan forgiveness program special fund to be funded through an increase in the excise tax on cigarettes, among other funding sources; requires annual report to the governor and legislature; requires the John A. Burns school of medicine to establish a medical loan forgiveness program as an incentive for physicians to practice on the neighbor islands and in rural Oahu communities.
Title
John A. Burns School of Medicine Medical Loan Forgiveness Program; Cigarette Tax
Sponsors
| Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D] | Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D] | Sen. Josh Green [D] | Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D] |
| Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D] | Sen. Glenn Wakai [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-25 | (S) Referred to EDU/HTH, WAM. | |
| 2012-01-25 | (S) Passed First Reading. | |
| 2012-01-25 | (S) Introduced. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2638 |
| Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB2638_.HTM |
