The funds would support mental health students with tuition and loan forgiveness and would be dispersed over a period of five years.
Among the initiatives included would be an outcomes-based renewable training fund for students participating in behavioral health clinical training and supervision programs. They would not have to start repaying the loans until they had secured a job within the county which paid a minimum of $50,000 per year.
If a student stays at said job for a minimum of five years, their loans will be forgiven altogether.
Proponents estimate 1,900 new workers will enter the field as a result of the program.
The program aims to encourage more students to enter the mental health workforce to help with the ongoing shortage of workers, according to the report.
