NC AHEC RECRUITMENT & RETENTION FUNDS.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
Senate Bill 277 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 12, 2025
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL AREAS.
Intro. by Grafstein.

Status: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (Senate action) (Mar 13 2025)
S 277

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 12 2025 - View Summary

    Appropriates $750,000 for 2025-26 from the General Fund to the UNC Board of Governors to be allocated to UNC-Chapel Hill for the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program (NC AHEC), which must use the funds to improve recruitment, training, and retention of medical students and medical professionals in rural areas of North Carolina by (1) regularly convening all area health education centers and other relevant stakeholders to share information and establish best practices and (2) establishing a statewide, publicly accessible database of the information shared and established. Effective July 1, 2025.