2013 Senate Bill 649 / 2014 Public Act 173

Authorize state grants to certain doctors

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 24, 2013

Introduced by Sen. Jim Marleau (R-12)

To expand a state scholarship that subsidizes the medical school loans for a student who agrees to provide specified primary care services in an area of the state deemed to have a shortage of such providers. The bill would expand the program to dentists and increase the maximum subsidy to $200,000. Different parts of these provisions are contained in a package comprised of this and Senate Bill 648.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Feb. 4, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 6, 2014

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

March 11, 2014

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

March 11, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 30, 2014

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 15, 2014

Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Lori (R-59)

To clarify language related to the areas that doctors receiving subsidies must practice in.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Shirkey (R-65)

To require mandated agency reports to include “an analysis of the return on investment and effectiveness” of the subsidies.

The amendment passed by voice vote

May 21, 2014

Passed in the House 105 to 5 (details)

To expand a state scholarship that subsidizes the medical school loans for a student who agrees to provide specified primary care services in an area of the state deemed to have a shortage of such providers. The bill would expand the program to dentists and increase the maximum subsidy to $200,000. Different parts of these provisions are contained in a package comprised of this and Senate Bill 648.

Received in the Senate

May 27, 2014

May 28, 2014

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 11, 2014