(a) An eligible student under § 6-82-2301(1) may be awarded a stipend of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per year.(b)(1) If an eligible student under § 6-82-2301(1) accepts a stipend under this section and signs a stipend contract, the eligible student shall be under an employment commitment to the Department of Health and is required to work for the department in a full-time employee status effective immediately upon graduation.(2) The student employment commitment under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is equal to the number of years that the stipend was awarded and accepted.(c) The department shall determine on an annual basis the number of student stipends available based on the availability of funds and the need for direct care services.(d) The department may pay the stipend allowed under this section from the funds appropriated for the department.Added by Act 2023, No. 492,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2023.
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