2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB480: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/9/2024
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/12/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/22/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/26/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Tabled
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/4/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/18/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/18/2024
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
4/19/2024
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
4/19/2024
Act 381

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #710
3/18/2024
167
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #616
2/29/2024
44
Yea
1
Nay
7
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED