Amid Vet Shortage, Arizona Considers Tuition Assistance

Proposed legislation in Arizona would provide veterinarians with tuition assistance.

The measure is designed to help alleviate a vet shortage, KGUN-TV reports.

Under the proposed legislation, those who graduate after Jan. 1, 2023, could receive up to $100,000 in assistance.

Julie Funk, dean of the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine, said that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, “there were estimates for a need for nearly 30 percent more veterinarians” in Arizona.

The bill, called SB 1271, has been approved in committee and is now headed to the full Arizona Senate. If it passes, it will then go to the state House of Representatives.

Read more at KGUN.