Veterinarian loan repayment program.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0074

ENROLLED ACT NO. 51, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
veterinarians;
authorizing loan reimbursement for veterinarians;
requiring the
Wyoming

livestock
board

to consult with licensing boards and professional associations, as specified;
providing rulemaking authority;
providing
an
appropriation;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S.
11
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18
‑
119

is
created to read:

11
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18
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119
.

Veterinarian loan repayment program
; rulemaking authority
.

(a)

The
b
oard is authorized to enter into agreements with veterinarians who have graduated from accredited veterinary colleges to provide
food a
nimal health care in this state.
For purposes of this section, "food animal" means cattle, swine, sheep or goats.

The agreements shall:

(i)

Provide for the veterinarian to practice
food animal
veterinary medicine in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the board. A veterinarian shall agree to provide
food animal
veterinary
care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state;

(ii)

Provide that the veterinarian shall be repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the
total
amount of outstanding educational loans the veterinarian has acquired
as a direct result of undergraduate or postgraduate educational training directly related to providing
food animal
veterinary
services
, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) per year, including the matching funds specified in subsection (d) of this section, in exchange for practicing his profession under the terms of this section;

(iii)

Require the veterinarian to practice
food animal
veterinary
services
for a minimum of three (3) years under the agreement;

(iv)

Contain other provisions the board deems necessary or appropriate to accomplis
h the purposes of this section.

(b)

The board, in consultation with the appropriate licensing board and professional association, shall promulgate rules
and regulations
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

In carrying out this section the board shall assess
food animal
veterinary
care needs of the state by geographic areas
and
shall prioritize and enter into agreements
under this section accordingly.

(c)

The board may vary the terms of each agreement in accordance with this section based upon the community and the
food animal
veterinary
needs of the state.

(d)

No state money shall be expended for repayment of any loan under this section unless twenty-five percent (25%) of the money is matched with other funds in any combination from any county, city, veterinary clinic, animal care facility, state agency, university, laboratory or
veterinary
association.

Section 2.

There is appropriated
two hundred
seventy
thousand dollars ($2
7
0,000.00)
from the general fund to the
Wyoming
livestock board
.
This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
providing for loan repayments pursuant to W.S. 11
‑
18
‑
119.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose
.

A
ny unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall
not
revert
but shall remain available for expenditure as provided by this act.

A request for t
his appropriation
amount
shall be included in the
Wyoming
livestock board
2011-2012
exception
biennial budget request.

Section
3
.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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