Substitute Bill Comparative Synopsis - Sub. H.B. 67, Ohio Legislative Service Commission (133rd General Assembly)

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A Substitute Bill Comparative Synopsis of Sub. H.B. 67, 133rd General Assembly, House Commerce and Labor, from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission Office of Research and Drafting, with Amanda George Goodman, Attorney, named. It states that the table shows how the latest version, l_133_0512-6, differs from the immediately preceding version, l_133_0512-2. The changes cover the Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program, including awards by lottery every odd-numbered calendar year, contracts limited to no more than a two-year period, a transfer to the program fund on August 1, 2021 and every two years thereafter, and a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1 of each odd-numbered calendar year.

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OHIO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE COMMISSION
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www.lsc.ohio.gov and Drafting Office

Substitute Bill Comparative Synopsis
Sub. H.B. 67
133rd General Assembly
House Commerce and Labor

Amanda George Goodman, Attorney

This table summarizes how the latest substitute version of the bill differs from the immediately preceding version. It
addresses only the topics on which the two versions differ substantively. It does not list topics on which the two bills are
substantively the same.

Previous Version Latest Version
(l_133_0512-2) (l_133_0512-6)

Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program

Requires the State Veterinary Medical Licensing Board to award debt Instead, requires the Board to award debt assistance to veterinarians
assistance to veterinarians chosen via a lottery system every calendar chosen via a lottery system every odd-numbered calendar year (to
year (R.C. 4741.51(B)(2)). coincide with each biennium budget) (R.C. 4741.51(B)(1) and
4741.54(A)).
Office of Research and Drafting LSC Legislative Budget Office

Previous Version Latest Version
(l_133_0512-2) (l_133_0512-6)

Charitable services

Requires the Board to establish the types of charitable veterinarian Same, but clarifies that charitable veterinarian services must be
services that qualify for application to and participation in the completed in service to a nonprofit organization, a humane society,
Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program (program) law enforcement agency, or to a state, local, or federal government
(R.C. 4741.51(B)(3)). entity (R.C. 4741.51(B)(3)).

Eligible veterinarians

Prohibits a veterinarian from applying to the program if the Same, but clarifies that the veterinarian cannot be an active participant
veterinarian is an active participant in the program under contract with the Board for purposes of the program
(R.C. 4741.52(A)(7)). (R.C. 4741.52(A)(7)).

No provision. Also prohibits a veterinarian from applying to the program if the
veterinarian has been under contract with the Board within a year
prior to submitting an application (R.C. 4741.52(A)(7)).

Requires the Board, by June 1 every year, to compile a list of all eligible Same, but in conformity with the bill’s new two-year program
veterinarians prior to selecting eligible veterinarians for the program provisions, requires the Board to compile the list by June 1 of each
(R.C. 4741.53(A)). odd-numbered calendar year (R.C. 4741.53(A)).

Selected veterinarians

Allows a veterinarian and the Board to enter into a contract for the Same, but restricts the contract to no more than a two-year period
veterinarian’s participation in the program (R.C. 4741.54(A)). (R.C. 4741.54(A)).

Requires the Board to mail to each veterinarian participating in the Same, but instead requires the Board to cause the statement to be
program, by January 31 each year, a statement showing the amount of mailed (which would allow the Department of Administrative Services
principal and interest repaid by the Board in the preceding year or another entity to mail the statement on behalf of the Board)
pursuant to the contract (R.C. 4741.54(D)). (R.C. 4741.54(D)).

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Previous Version Latest Version
(l_133_0512-2) (l_133_0512-6)

Veterinary Student Debt Assistance Fund transfer calculation

Requires the Board, beginning July 1, 2020, and every two years Instead, requires the Board, on August 1, 2021, and every two years
thereafter, to certify to the Director of Budget and Management an thereafter, to certify to the Director of Budget and Management an
amount for transfer into the Veterinary Student Debt Assistance Fund amount for transfer into the program’s fund resulting from the
resulting from the following formula: following formula:
Transfer amount = The amount received for issuing veterinarian Transfer amount = 90% X {(the Board’s total revenue credited to the
licenses and registrations during the preceding fiscal year – the Occupational Licensing and Regulatory Fund during the previous
amount deposited into the existing Veterinarian Loan Repayment Fund biennium) - [(the Board’s amount of actual expenditures during the
in that fiscal year - the amount appropriated to the Board from the first fiscal year of the previous biennium) + (the amount appropriated
Occupational Licensing and Regulatory Fund in that fiscal year to the Board during the second fiscal year of the previous biennium)]}
(R.C. 4741.57). (R.C. 4741.57).

Requires the Director of Budget and Management to transfer that Instead requires the Director to perform the transfer on August 30,
amount on July 30, 2020, and every two years thereafter, from the 2021, and every two years thereafter (R.C. 4743.05(D)).
Occupational Licensing and Regulatory Fund to the Veterinary Student
Debt Assistance Fund (R.C. 4743.05(D)).

Information reporting

Requires the Board to annually post on the Board’s website the total Instead, requires the Board to submit a report to the Governor and the
number of veterinarians who applied to participate in the program General Assembly describing the operations of the program during the
within the prior 12 months, the total amount of money awarded to previous biennium.
program participants within the prior 12 months, and any other
Requires the Board to submit the report by September 1 of each odd-
information the Board determines to be pertinent (R.C. 4741.55).
numbered calendar year and include all of the following information in
the report:
1. The total number of veterinarians who applied to participate in
the program within the prior 24 months;

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2. The total amount of money awarded to program participants
within the prior 24 months;
3. The names of the program participants who entered into a
contract with the Board within the prior 24 months; and
4. Any other information the Board determines to be pertinent
(R.C. 4741.55).

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