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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the physician education loan repayment program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 61.538(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A physician may receive repayment assistance under this |
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subchapter in the amount determined by board rule, not to exceed the |
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following amounts for each year for which the physician establishes |
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eligibility for the assistance: |
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(1) for the first year, $30,000 [$25,000]; |
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(2) for the second year, $40,000 [$35,000]; |
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(3) for the third year, $50,000 [$45,000]; and |
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(4) for the fourth year, $60,000 [$55,000]. |
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(c) The total amount of repayment assistance made under this |
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subchapter to an individual physician may not exceed $180,000 |
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[$160,000]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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61.538, Education Code, applies only to a person who first |
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establishes eligibility for loan repayment assistance under |
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Subchapter J, Chapter 61, Education Code, as amended by this Act, on |
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the basis of an application submitted on or after September 1, 2019. |
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A person who first establishes eligibility on the basis of an |
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application submitted before September 1, 2019, is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |