The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 251, mandates the Commissioner of Public Health to conduct a study, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, to assess the feasibility of creating a student loan reimbursement program. This program would specifically benefit health care providers who offer pro bono services at school-based health clinics for a designated number of hours each year.

The bill aims to explore the potential for incentivizing health care professionals to engage in volunteer work at these clinics by alleviating some of their student loan burdens. There are no deletions from current law noted in this bill, as it introduces new provisions without removing existing legal language.