The general assembly finds and determines that: More than one-third of rural communities in Colorado have at most one livestock-oriented veterinarian, thus leaving the owners of hundreds of thousands of livestock with little or no access to veterinary medicine; Food security and safety are directly linked to animal health; Colorado plays a key role in […]
As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: “Council” means the state veterinary education loan repayment council created in section 23-31-1003. “Licensed veterinarian” has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-315-104 (11). “Program” means the state veterinary education loan repayment program created in section 23-31-1004. “Rural” means: A county with […]
There is hereby created in Colorado state university’s college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences the veterinary education loan repayment council, referred to in this part 10 as the “council”. The council shall be under the direct supervision of the dean of Colorado state university’s college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences or the dean’s […]
The council shall administer the veterinary education loan repayment program to provide financial incentives to licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary medicine in veterinary shortage areas of the state through assistance with the repayment of veterinary education loans. Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (HB 17-1282), ch. 322, p. 1736, § 1, effective August 9.
To implement this part 10, the council shall: Pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 23-31-1006, determine the eligibility and qualifications of an applicant for loan repayment under the program; With respect to the veterinary shortage areas that are in need of veterinary medical services: Identify and designate the veterinary shortage areas that will […]
Each year, the council shall select up to four qualified veterinarian applicants to participate in the program. The number of applicants that the council may choose in a given year is dependent on the amount of money available in that year for the council to award under the program. To be eligible for repayment under […]
In designating a community a veterinary shortage area, the council shall consider: The veterinary service needs identified by the community, giving priority to communities that demonstrate the potential for significant negative food animal health impacts within Colorado if their veterinary service needs are not met; The number of veterinarians practicing in the community and its […]
The council shall release a veterinarian selected for repayment under the program from his or her veterinary loan repayment contract without penalty if: The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract; The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirement of the contract because of a permanent physical disability; The veterinarian demonstrates to […]
The council shall make all payments under the program on a veterinarian’s behalf to the issuer or purchaser of the veterinarian’s student loan. As required by a selected veterinarian’s contract under the program, the veterinarian is eligible for the following amounts of loan repayment: Upon completion of six months of the first year of service […]
The veterinary education loan repayment fund, referred to in this part 10 as the “fund”, is hereby created in the state treasury. On September 1, 2017, the state treasurer shall transfer one hundred forty thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund. The fund also consists of money credited to it pursuant to subsection […]
