SB 2158: BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE; VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND; SCHOLARSHIPS; LOAN REPAYMENT; INTERSTATE PARTNERSHIPS; MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-02-18: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.)
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Final Decking
Enacted
Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund. Establishes the Veterinarian Workforce Development Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program to support qualified veterinarians committed to or currently working in veterinary medicine in the State. Authorizes the Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine to enter into agreements, including memoranda of understanding, with the University of Hawaii, the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association, and accredited out‑of‑state schools to increase the availability of accredited veterinary programs and licensure opportunities to residents of the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
4MINConference Committee
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
3MINSenate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
1MINSenate Standing Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
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