Indiana House Bill 1299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Social worker loan forgiveness program. Establishes a social worker student loan forgiveness program (program) to be used to provide student loan forgiveness payments to qualified social workers who are residents of Indiana and employed by the department of correction or department of child services to practice social work. Provides that the commission for higher education shall, in coordination with the Indiana professional licensing agency and the behavioral health and human services licensing board, administer the program. Establishes the social worker student loan forgiveness program fund.

Social worker loan forgiveness program.

Rep. Julie McGuire [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-11	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-11	House	Authored by Representative McGuire

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1299/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1299/#1.INTR