Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program; created. (HB764)

Introduced By

Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program. Establishes the Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program to provide student loan repayment grants to eligible behavioral health practitioners who agree to a 12-month employment obligation with a community services board, behavioral health authority, or Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services facility or with an entity that has entered into a contract with a community services board, behavioral health authority or Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services facility to provide behavioral health services. Grants may be up to $10,000 per recipient per year, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services may award up to 250 grants per year. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Committee
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102766D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/26/2016Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2016Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/27/2016Assigned to sub: Health & Human Resources
01/27/2016Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
02/01/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB764)
02/18/2016Left in Appropriations

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB535.