Senate Sponsors: DEL VALLE-OBAMA-TROTTER-SMITH-GARCIA. House Sponsors: DAVIS,MONIQUE-RONEN-CURRIE Short description: FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDNCY LOANS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Family Practice Residency Act. Provides that a scholarship recipient who fails to fulfill his or her designated-shortage-area practice requirement shall pay interest at 9% per annum on the unpaid balance of the principal amount required to be paid by the recipient as a result of that failure. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Public Health) SB331 could result in additional deposits into the Community Health Center Care Fund. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Public Health) This legislation could result in additional monies to be de- posited into the Community Health Center Care Fund. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the provisions of the engrossed bill with provisions stating that a scholarship recipient who fails to fulfill his designated-shortage-area practice requirement has 30 days from the date on which the failure begins to enter into a repayment contract with the Department. Provides that if the contract is not entered into within that 30 day period or if payments are not made as required by a contract that is entered into, the scholarship recipient must then also pay interest at 9% per annum on the unpaid balance of the principal amount payable as a result of the recipient's failure to fulfill his practice requirement. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0405 Last action date: 97-08-15 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status