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professional loan repayment and scholarship fund for conditional loan 1 repayment contracts with psychiatrists and with advanced registered 2 nurse practitioners for work at one of the state-operated psychiatric 3 hospitals. The office and department shall designate the state 4 hospitals as health professional shortage areas if necessary for this 5 purpose. The office shall coordinate with the department of social 6 and health services to effectively incorporate three conditional loan 7 repayments into the department's advanced psychiatric professional 8 recruitment and retention strategies. The office may use these 9 targeted amounts for other program participants should there be any 10 remaining amounts after eligible psychiatrists and advanced 11 registered nurse practitioners have been served. The office shall 12 also work to prioritize loan repayments to professionals working at 13 health care delivery sites that demonstrate a commitment to serving 14 uninsured clients. It is the intent of the legislature to provide 15 funding to maintain the current number and amount of awards for the 16 program in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium on the basis of these 17 contractual obligations. 18 (3) Funding may be used for the forensic pathologist loan 19 repayment program established in Substitute Senate Bill No. 5523 20 (forensic pathologists). 21 NEW SECTION. Sec. 732. FOR THE WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 22 COUNCIL—MEDICAL STUDENT LOAN ACCOUNT 23 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . . $252,000 24 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . . $252,000 25 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $504,000 26 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 27 conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 28 for expenditure into the medical student loan account created in RCW 29 28B.99.030. 30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 733. FOR THE WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 31 COUNCIL—NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 32 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $3,000,000 33 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $3,000,000 34 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,000 35 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36 conditions and limitations: The appropriations are provided solely 37 p. 632 ESSB 5187.SL