2011 Vermont Code
Title 06 Agriculture
Chapter 1 GENERAL POWERS; SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND
§ 20 Vermont large animal veterinarian educational load repayment fund
§ 20. Vermont large animal veterinarian educational load repayment fund
(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the Vermont large animal veterinarian educational loan repayment fund that shall be used for the purpose of ensuring a stable and adequate supply of large animal veterinarians in regions of the state as determined by the secretary. The fund shall be established and held separate and apart from any other funds or monies of the state and shall be used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this section. The money in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as permitted for investment of funds belonging to the state or held in the treasury.
(b) The fund shall consist of:
(1) Sums appropriated or transferred to it from time to time by the general assembly, the state emergency board, or the joint fiscal committee when the general assembly is not in session.
(2) Interest earned from the investment of fund balances.
(3) Sums from any other public or private source accepted for the benefit of the fund.
(c) The agency shall administer the fund and make sums available for loan repayment awards. The agency may contract with a Vermont nonprofit entity for administration of the program, which shall administer awards in compliance with the requirements of Section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. (Added 2009, No. 44, { 21, eff. May 21, 2009; amended 2011, No. 52, { 39, eff. May 27, 2011.)
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