5167-S.E AMH ESLI HENR 126
ESSB 5167 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2095.1/25) 935
By Representative Eslick
ADOPTED 03/31/2025
On page 378, after line 26, insert the following:
"(11) Within amounts appropriated in the 2025-27 biennium for the behavioral health loan repayment and conditional scholarship account at least five percent must be dispersed for conditional scholarships. If demand is not met and no eligible applications are submitted for conditional scholarships, then funds may be used for loan repayment.
(12) Within amounts appropriated in the 2025-27 biennium for the health professionals loan repayment and scholarship program account at least five percent must be dispersed for conditional scholarships. If demand is not met and no eligible applications are submitted for conditional scholarships, then funds may be used for loan repayment.
(13) Within existing resources the council shall collaborate with the University of Washington to maximize skills training for Washington health corps and behavioral health corps conditional scholarship recipients."
| EFFECT: Requires the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) to disperse a specified amount of funding for conditional scholarships within the Behavioral Health Loan Repayment and Conditional Scholarship account and the Health Professionals Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program, also known at WA Health Corps. WSAC shall collaborate with the University of Washington on skills training options for conditional scholarship recipients.
FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.
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