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SB 318

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Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Higher EducationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 387 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the eligibility for the Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program to include individuals who received a certain degree from an accredited veterinary school and provided veterinary services in the State for not less than 5 years, or provided volunteer veterinary services at certain animal shelters and to include individuals who provided veterinary technician services for a certain time period or provided volunteer veterinary technician services at certain animal shelters.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistGally Public AffairsOral
FAVWaters, CarrieHSVMAWritten (PDF)
FAVVolodin, StaceylobbyistHumane World for AnimalsWritten (PDF)
FAVVolodin, StaceylobbyistHumane World for AnimalsWritten (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMaryland Association of Community CollegesWritten (PDF)
FAVFlory, KatherineMaryland SPCAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFlory, KatherineMaryland SPCAWritten (PDF)
FAVBauer Farace, DanielleMaryland Veterinary Medical AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVNichols, DVM, AshleyMaryland Veterinary Medical AssociationOral
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for Animals, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for Animals, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVLewis Young, Senator KarenSenator Karen Lewis YoungWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
FWALewis Young, Senator KarenSenator Karen Lewis YoungWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferGally Public AffairsRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVVolodin, StaceyHumane World for AnimalsRegistered for: Humane World for Animals
FAVVolodin, StaceyHumane World for AnimalsRegistered for: Humane World for Animals