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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/4/23 1
94th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1544 3
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By: Representative L. Johnson 5
By: Senator B. Davis 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MEDICAL 9
PRACTICE STUDENT LOA N AND SCHOLARSHIP PR OGRAM; TO 10
AMEND THE APPOINTMEN T PROCESS FOR THE OS TEOPATHIC 11
RURAL MEDICAL PRACTI CE STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP 12
BOARD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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TO AMEND THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR THE 17
OSTEOPATHIC RURAL MEDICAL PRACTICE 18
STUDENT LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP BOARD. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 6-81-1803(a), concerning the composition of 24
the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board, is 25
amended to read as follows: 26
(a)(1) There is established the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice 27
Student Loan and Scholarship Board composed of that shall consist of six (6) 28
members, which shall include : 29
(A) One (1) representative of member who shall be 30
appointed by the Governor after consultation with each medical school in 31
Arkansas that is not the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; 32
(B) One (1) representative of member who shall be 33
appointed by the Governor after consultation with the Arkansas Osteopathic 34
Medical Association, who shall serve as vice chair; 35
(C) Two (2) physician members appointed by the Governor 36 As Engrossed: S4/4/23 HB1544
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after consultation with the Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association, giving 1
preference to physicians who have received osteopathic rural medical practice 2
loans, community match loans, or income incentives; and 3
(D) Two (2) representatives appointed by the Governor 4
after consultation with the Arkansas Hospital Association, Inc. 5
(2) Members of the board shall: 6
(A) Serve a term of three (3) years; and 7
(B) Not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. 8
(3) Except as provided under subsection (c) o f this section, 9
members of the board shall serve without compensation. 10
(4) Vacancies shall be filled in a similar manner as provided 11
under subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section. 12
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