Hawaii Senate Bill 3262

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - Referred to CPN/HRE, WAM.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Renames the John A. Burns School of Medicine special fund as the physician and veterinarian special fund. Expands the authorized uses of the special fund to include providing loan repayments to veterinarians and scholarships for students attending a veterinary college; provided that the recipient commits to work in the State for a period of time determined by the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine. Requires the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine to establish a loan repayment and scholarship program. Assesses a fee on persons obtaining or renewing a veterinarian license. Provides for the deposit of the fee into the physician and veterinarian special fund. Appropriates moneys into and out of the physician and veterinarian special fund. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling.

Relating To Veterinarians.

Sen. Tim Richards [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Rep. Lynn Decoite [D]	Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]
Sen. Troy Hashimoto [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]
Sen. Donna Kim [D]	Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-29	Senate	Referred to CPN/HRE, WAM.
2024-01-24	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2024-01-24	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3262&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3262_.HTM