,,ii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cejf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,janu>y #ac 7legislative day1 ,janu>y #aj71 #bjbb,ms4 ,smi? 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to /r5g!n ! public heal? work=ce loan repaym5t program1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ! ,public ,heal? ,work=ce ,act4 #b4 ,public heal? work=ce loan repaym5t program ,section #ggf ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;f-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ supply ( & ins]t+ supply (1 & enc\rage recruitm5t & ret5tion (12 & 7,b7 by /rik+ ,f$]al12 7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 to read z foll[s3 7#a7 7,a7 7i7 be accept$ = enrollm5t1 or be enroll$1 z a /ud5t 9 an accr$it$ in/itution ( high] education or s*ool ( public heal? 9 ! f9al seme/] 7or equival5t7 ( a program lead+ to a c]tificate or degree1 includ+ a ma/]'s or doctoral degree1 9 public heal?1 epidemiology1 laboratory sci5ces1 data sy/ems1 data sci5ce1 data analytics1 in=matics1 /ati/ics1 or o!r subject matt] relat$ to public heal?2 & 7ii7 be employ$ by or h accept$ employm5t ) a ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal public heal? ag5cy1 or a relat$ tra9+ fell[%ip at su* ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal public heal? ag5cy1 z recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y1 to comm5ce ^u graduation2 or 2 & 7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 9 clause 7i7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ accr$it$ educational in/itution 9 a ,/ate or t]ritory & ins]t+ accr$it$ in/itution ( high] education or s*ool ( public heal?2 & 7,,ii7 by /rik+ a public heal? or heal? pr(essions degree or c]tificate & ins]t+ a c]tificate or degree1 includ+ a ma/]'s or doctoral degree1 9 public heal?1 epidemiology1 laboratory sci5ces1 data sy/ems1 data sci5ce1 data analytics1 in=matics1 /ati/ics1 or o!r subject matt] relat$ to public heal?2 & 7ii7 9 clause 7ii7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ ,f$]al12 & 7,,ii7 by /rik+ fell[%ip1 & ins]t+ fell[%ip at su* ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal public heal? ag5cy12 7#c7 9 subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,f$]al12 & 7,b7 by /rik+ equal to ! great] (-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ ( at lea/ #b consecutive ye>s22 7#d7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#a7 to read z foll[s3 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a loan repaym5t provid$ = an individual "u a writt5 contract "u ! ,program %all consi/ ( paym5t1 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#b71 = ! individual t[>d ! out/&+ pr9cipal & int]e/ on education loans incurr$ by ! individual 9 ! pursuit ( ! relevant degree or c]tificate describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 9 accordance ) ! t]ms ( ! contract4 2 & 7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ,= ea* ye> & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* ye> 2 7ii7 by /rik+ #ce1jjj & ins]t+ #ej1jjj2 7iii7 by /rik+ #aje1jjj & ins]t+ #aej1jjj2 & 7iv7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,b7 ,consid]ations ,! ,secret>y may take action 9 mak+ aw>ds "u ?is section to ensure t-- 7i7 an appropriate proportion ( contracts are aw>d$ to individuals :o are eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! ,program pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,a72 & 7ii7 contracts aw>d$ "u ?is section are equitably di/ribut$ among-- 7,i7 ! geographical regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7,,ii7 local1 ,/ate1 & ,tribal public heal? dep>tm5ts2 & 7,,iii7 su* public heal? dep>tm5ts "u subclause 7,,ii7 s]v+ rural & urban areas4 2 7#e7 9 subsection 7e71 by /rik+ receiv+ a degree or c]tificate f a heal? pr(essions or o!r relat$ s*ool & ins]t+ ) a contract to s]ve "u subsection 7c72 7#f7 9 subsection 7f71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,9 ! ev5t t a p>ticipant fails to ei!r beg9 or complete ! obligat$ s]vice requirem5t ( ! loan repaym5t contract "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may waive or susp5d ei!r ! unfulfill$ s]vice or ! assess$ damages z provid$ = "u section #cch;,e7d71 z appropriate42 7#g7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7g7 z subsection 7h72 7#h7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7f7 ! foll[+3 7g7 ,eligible loans ,! loans eligible = repaym5t "u ?is section are ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any loan = education or tra9+ = employm5t by a heal? dep>tm5t4 7#b7 ,any loan "u "p ,e ( title ,,viii 7relat+ to nurs+ /ud5t loans74 7#c7 ,any ,f$]al ,direct ,/af=d ,loan1 ,f$]al ,direct ,,plus ,loan1 ,f$]al ,direct ,unsubsidiz$ ,/af=d ,loan1 or ,f$]al ,direct ,consolidation ,loan 7z su* t]ms are us$ 9 section #dee ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife74 7#d7 ,any ,f$]al ,p]k9s ,loan "u "p ,e ( title ,i ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife4 7#e7 ,any o!r ,f$]al loan1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4 2 7#i7 9 subsection 7h71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ #aie1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjaj1 & su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaa ?r\gh #bjae & ins]t+ su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbe2 & 7#aj7 by /rik+ tribal ea* place su* t]m appe>s & ins]t+ ,tribal4 #c4 ,,gao /udy on public heal? work=ce 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all-- 7#a7 conduct an evaluation ( :at is kn[n ab\t ! public heal? work=ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 :i* %all address-- 7,a7 exi/+ gaps 9 ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial public heal? work=ce1 includ+ positions t may be requir$ to prev5t1 prep>e =1 & respond to1 a public heal? em]g5cy su* z ,,covid-#ai2 7,b7 *all5ges associat$ ) ! hir+1 recruitm5t1 & ret5tion ( ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & t]ritorial public heal? work=ce2 & 7,c7 recomm5d$ /eps to improve hir+1 recruitm5t1 & ret5tion ( ! public heal? work=ce2 & 7#b7 submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on su* review4