Engineering

The entire section establishing the Engineering Student Loan Assistance Program, including its purpose, management, and funding source, was deleted.

All eligibility requirements for the loan program, such as graduating from an accredited program and working for a state agency, were removed.

The provision authorizing payments from the Professional Regulation Trust Fund to repay student loans was removed.

The bill title and committee attribution were updated to reflect that it is now a Committee Substitute by the Committees on Fiscal Policy and Regulated Industries, and the bill text was condensed to remove the now-deleted program section.

Eligibility criteria were restructured into a numbered list with three distinct requirements: graduation from an accredited program, holding a specific license (updated to 'professional engineer intern'), and current employment by a state agency or water management district.

The term 'professional engineer-in-training' was changed to 'professional engineer intern' to align with standard terminology.

A new provision was added stating that eligibility is not affected by a change in employment, provided the individual remains employed by a state agency or water management district.

Formatting and header information were updated to reflect the bill's progression to the 'Committee Substitute' stage, including updated tracking numbers and dates.