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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1724 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1561 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Robyn K. Kennedy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act creating an OBGYN loan repayment grant program. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Robyn K. KennedyFirst Worcester 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1724 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1561 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1561) of Robyn K. Kennedy for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to create an OBGYN loan repayment grant program. Public Health. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act creating an OBGYN loan repayment grant program. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2amended by inserting after section 25N the following new section:- |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3 25N1/4. There shall be established an obstetrics/gynecology workforce development loan |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4repayment grant program, for the purpose of enhancing recruitment and retention of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5obstetrics/gynecology physicians and other clinicians. The grant program shall be administered |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6by the health care workforce center established by section 25L. The program shall provide |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7repayment assistance for graduate and medical school loans to participants who: (1) are |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8graduates of medical, nursing, or physician assistant schools or accredited graduate schools; (2) |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9specialize in obstetrics/gynecology; (3) serve in a medically underserved area as determined by |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10the center; and (4) preference may be given to applicants who represent diverse populations or |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11who speak multiple languages that help them serve patients in the community they practice. |
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