Bill Text: IA SSB1024 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to loan repayments made by the college student aid commission under the mental health professional loan repayment program and including applicability provisions.(See SF 253.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-08 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as []. [SSB1024 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB1024-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1024
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COLLEGE
STUDENT
AID
COMMISSION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
loan
repayments
made
by
the
college
student
1
aid
commission
under
the
mental
health
professional
loan
2
repayment
program
and
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
261.117,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Program
established.
A
mental
health
professional
loan
3
repayment
program
is
established
to
be
administered
by
the
4
commission
for
purposes
of
providing
annual
loan
repayments
5
for
mental
health
professionals
who
agree
to
practice
in
an
6
eligible
practice
area
and
meet
the
requirements
of
this
7
section
.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
261.117,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
9
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
The
mental
health
professional
and
the
commission
shall
12
enter
into
a
program
agreement.
Under
the
agreement,
to
13
receive
annual
loan
repayments
pursuant
to
subsection
5
,
a
14
mental
health
professional
shall
agree
to
and
shall
engage
in
15
either
of
the
following:
16
Sec.
3.
Section
261.117,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
17
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
b.
If
a
mental
health
professional
fails
to
fulfill
the
19
obligation
to
engage
in
practice
in
accordance
with
subsection
20
3
,
the
mental
health
professional
shall
be
subject
to
repayment
21
to
the
commission
of
loan
repayment
amounts
the
commission
paid
22
to
the
mental
health
professional
pursuant
to
subsection
5
plus
23
interest
as
specified
by
rule
shall
not
make
additional
loan
24
repayments
to
the
mental
health
professional
.
25
Sec.
4.
Section
261.117,
subsection
5,
Code
2023,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
5.
Loan
repayment
amounts.
The
28
a.
After
the
completion
of
a
year
of
full-time
practice,
29
annual
amount
of
loan
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
a
30
mental
health
professional
who
enters
into
a
program
agreement
31
pursuant
to
subsection
3
,
if
the
mental
health
professional
is
32
in
compliance
with
obligations
under
the
agreement,
shall
be
33
eight
thousand
dollars
for
an
eligible
loan.
34
b.
After
the
completion
of
a
year
of
part-time
practice,
the
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annual
amount
of
loan
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
a
1
mental
health
professional
who
enters
into
a
program
agreement
2
pursuant
to
subsection
3,
if
the
mental
health
professional
3
is
in
compliance
with
obligations
under
the
agreement,
shall
4
be
the
same
amount
of
loan
repayment
the
commission
may
make
5
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
prorated
based
on
the
number
of
hours
6
of
practice
in
the
mental
health
professional’s
workweek.
7
c.
The
total
amount
of
loan
repayments
from
the
commission
8
to
a
mental
health
professional
under
this
subsection
shall
not
9
exceed
forty
thousand
dollars.
10
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
individuals
who
11
receive
loan
repayments
under
the
mental
health
professional
12
loan
repayment
program
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
13
Act.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
relates
to
loan
repayments
made
by
the
college
18
student
aid
commission
under
the
mental
health
professional
19
loan
repayment
program
(program).
20
The
program
provides
loan
repayments
for
mental
health
21
professionals
who
agree
to
practice
in
an
eligible
practice
22
area,
as
defined
in
Code
section
261.117,
for
five
years
if
the
23
individual
engages
in
full-time
practice
or
for
seven
years
24
if
the
individual
engages
in
part-time
practice.
The
bill
25
provides
that
the
college
student
aid
commission
is
to
make
26
loan
repayments
annually
after
the
completion
of
each
year
of
27
practice.
28
Current
law
requires
an
individual
who
receives
loan
29
repayments
under
the
program
to
repay
the
commission
the
30
total
amount
of
the
loan
repayments
if
the
individual
fails
31
to
fulfill
the
obligation
to
practice
as
a
mental
health
32
professional
in
a
service
area
for
the
applicable
amount
of
33
time.
The
bill
strikes
this
requirement.
The
bill
provides
34
that
if
the
individual
fails
to
fulfill
the
obligation
to
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practice
as
a
mental
health
professional
in
a
service
area
for
1
the
applicable
amount
of
time,
the
commission
is
prohibited
2
from
making
additional
loan
repayments
to
the
individual.
3
Current
law
provides
that
the
annual
amount
of
loan
4
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
an
individual
under
5
the
program
is
$8,000.
The
bill
provides
that,
after
the
6
completion
of
a
year
of
full-time
practice,
the
annual
amount
7
of
loan
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
an
individual
8
under
the
program
is
$8,000.
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
9
that,
after
the
completion
of
a
year
of
part-time
practice,
10
the
annual
amount
of
loan
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
11
an
individual
under
the
program
shall
be
the
same
amount
of
12
loan
repayment
the
commission
may
make
to
an
individual
who
has
13
completed
a
year
of
full-time
practice
prorated
based
on
the
14
number
of
hours
of
practice
in
the
individual’s
workweek.
15
The
bill
applies
to
individuals
who
receive
loan
repayments
16
under
the
program
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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