Arkansas § 6-81-1106 Student loan repayment - Definitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-81-1106 — Student loan repayment - Definitions

Arkansas § 6-81-1106

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-81-1106 (2026).

Text

(a)As used in this section:

(1)"Food animal" means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian;

(2)"Food supply veterinary medicine" means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption; and (3) "Practice of food supply veterinary medicine" means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas.

(b)The Division of Higher Education shall repay federal student loans yearly for a maximum of five (5) consecutive years if the recipient:

(1)Practices food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas within ninety (90) days af

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(a) As used in this section: (1) "Food animal" means bovine, porcine, ovine, camelid, cervid, poultry, and any other species determined by the State Veterinarian; (2) "Food supply veterinary medicine" means all aspects of veterinary medicine's involvement in food supply systems, from traditional agricultural production to consumption; and (3) "Practice of food supply veterinary medicine" means a corporate or private veterinary practice with a minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the practice devoted to food animal medicine or mixed animal medicine located in rural areas. (b) The Division of Higher Education shall repay federal student loans yearly for a maximum of five (5) consecutive years if the recipient: (1) Practices food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas within ninety (90) days after completion of: (A) The professional degree program for which the loan was made; (B) An internship program; or (C) The professional degree program for which the loan was made and an internship program; and (2) Maintains the practice of food supply veterinary medicine in Arkansas for a minimum of one (1) year for each year of loan repayment up to five (5) years with all five (5) years consecutive. (c) A recipient who fails to satisfy the obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for one (1) year in a five-consecutive-year period shall not receive the loan repayment amount. (d) The obligation to engage in the practice of food supply veterinary medicine for a five-consecutive-year period shall be postponed during any: (1) Period of temporary medical disability if the recipient is unable to practice veterinary medicine; (2) Period of military service under § 6-61-112 ; or (3) Other period of postponement agreed to by the division. (e) The division shall adopt rules to administer this section.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2049, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2048, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2047, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2011, No. 881, § 1.