S.P. 739 - L.D. 2017
An Act to Provide Access to Veterinary Education for Maine Students
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §12103, sub-§§1 to 3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 830, §4 and c. 832, §10, are amended to read:
1. Positions. The Access to Medical Education Program is established under this section. Under this program, the chief executive officer shall secure up to 20 21 positions annually for Maine students at schools of allopathic or, osteopathic or veterinary medical education up to an aggregate of 80 84 positions. Five positions are for students of osteopathic medicine and, 15 positions are for students of allopathic medicine and one position is for students of veterinary medicine. If there is an insufficient number of qualified applicants for positions in either discipline allopathic or osteopathic medicine, the chief executive officer may increase or decrease the number of positions available in either discipline. The allopathic and osteopathic medicine positions are available only to eligible students commencing professional education on or after January 1, 1993. The veterinary medicine position is available to a student commencing medical education on or after January 1, 1999.
2. Application process. Students shall apply directly to an institution of allopathic or, osteopathic or veterinary medical education with which the authority has a contract to secure positions.
3. Requirements. Each student obtaining a position in an institution of allopathic or osteopathic medical education shall enter into an agreement with the authority by which the student agrees during the student's medical education to complete clinical education in rural areas and health professional shortage areas of this State as provided in the contract between the institutions of medical education and the authority. Each student obtaining a position in an institution of veterinary medical education shall enter into an agreement with the authority by which the student agrees during the student's medical education to complete clinical education in an area determined to have insufficient veterinary services as provided in the contract between the institutions of veterinary medicine and the authority.
Sec. 2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
Student Financial Assistance Programs
All Other $12,500
Provides funds to secure one position for a Maine student at a school of veterinary medicine.
Effective July 9, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.
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