Bill Text: DE HB403 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Institute Of Veterinary Medical Education.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-08 - Tabled in Committee [HB403 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2021-HB403-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Rep. Bolden & Sen. Ennis & Rep. K. Williams

Reps. Cooke, Griffith; Sens. Hocker, Mantzavinos, Walsh, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 403

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 87, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8705. Board — Fiscal and property powers.

(a) The Board may provide financial contributions to cooperating veterinary schools to secure positions for qualified residents of Delaware, and may pay or contribute financially to the cost of veterinary medical education of qualified residents of Delaware at any such veterinary school which would benefit the State and/or veterinary medicine students financially, but in no case shall the amount of tuition paid by Delaware residents be less than that which in-state veterinary students pay at the cooperating veterinary school or schools; and may make such other payments as are required for the furtherance of the purposes of the Institute and the performance of the duties of the Board. The Board may not pay or contribute to the normal student costs of veterinary medical education, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, room and board. Any individual who is a recipient or beneficiary of financial assistance, under this chapter, shall be required, upon graduation from veterinary medical school, to practice veterinary medicine in Delaware for a minimum of 2 years.

SYNOPSIS

The Delaware Institute of Veterinary Medicine financially supports Delaware residents who attend veterinary medical schools out of state since Delaware does not have an in-state veterinary medical school. There is currently no requirement that the recipients of financial assistance in this program practice veterinary medicine in Delaware and Delaware is facing a shortage of licensed veterinarians. This Act requires recipients of this financial assistance upon graduation to practice veterinary medicine in Delaware for a minimum of 2 years.

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