Mississippi House Bill 1261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 37-106-61.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The State Medical Forgivable Loan Program For Minority Physicians To Enable Eligible Applicants To Obtain Medical Education At The University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Provide That Loan Recipients May Elect To Repay Their Loans By Practicing Medicine In Mississippi In A Health Professional Shortage Area Or Medically Underserved Area Outside Of A Metropolitan Statistical Area For A Period Of Five Years; And For Related Purposes.

State Medical Forgivable Loan Program for Minority Physicians; create.

Rep. Edward Blackmon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1261.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1261IN.htm