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Introduced on May 29, 2025 by Andrea Salinas
This bill would create a federal scholarship program to grow the mental health and addiction care workforce. It would pay tuition and other school costs for full-time students in approved programs who agree to work after graduation where care is most needed. These scholarships would not be taxed as income for the student .
After school, recipients must work full-time in jobs that directly treat or support people with mental health or substance use disorders, in areas with too few providers, in counties with overdose rates above the national average, or in other shortage settings the agency identifies. The service commitment is one year for each school year of scholarship. The program would give priority to people likely to stay in shortage areas and to those from underrepresented groups. If someone breaks their service pledge, a replacement fund can help clinics hire other professionals. The bill authorizes $75 million per year from 2026 through 2030 to run the program .
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