IowaVeterinarian recipients could change rural jobs and subtract loan payments
Veterinarian loan recipients could complete their service after changing jobs in the same rural area and, if they meet the commitment, subtract eligible loan payments from income.
What it does
A recipient may finish the required practice years in the same rural area after changing jobs or starting a new practice, by notifying the commission under its rules.
A recipient who fulfills the required practice commitment may subtract eligible loan payments from income, up to $15,000 per tax year and $60,000 total, limited to the outstanding loan balance.
Argument forRecipients who meet their practice commitment could owe less state income tax by subtracting eligible loan payments, within the stated limits.
Argument againstRecipients who change jobs could have less flexibility because this route requires new work in the same rural area; work elsewhere requires a commission waiver.
More detail
A recipient may notify the commission that they will finish their required practice years in the same rural area after finding new employment or starting and maintaining a new practice. This applies to recipients who agreed to practice full time in a veterinary shortage area or rural service commitment area. The recipient must follow commission rules. The recipient may request a waiver to complete the required practice years in another rural area. The agreement requires four consecutive years of full-time practice after the recipient enters it.
A recipient may subtract qualifying program loan repayments from income when calculating taxable income. This applies to a taxpayer who received loan repayments under an agreement with the College Student Aid Commission. The recipient must fulfill the veterinary practice commitment under the law and program agreement. The subtraction is limited to $15,000 per tax year, $60,000 across all tax years, or the outstanding eligible loan balance, whichever is lowest.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 1Read first time, referred to Ways and Means.Latest
- Apr 20Message from Senate.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20Immediate message.
- Apr 20Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.Passed 1st Chamber
- Apr 15Committee report, approving bill.Minor
- Apr 15Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.Introduced
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