Forgivable loan programs; revise authority of Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer and repeal unfunded programs.

HB 627 revises the authority of Mississippi's Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer forgivable loan programs while eliminating seven specific, unfunded programs. It repeals the State Medical Forgivable Loan Program, State Dental Forgivable Loan Program, Out-of-State Graduate/Professional School Program, Health Care Professions Program, Family Protection Specialist Social Worker Program, and Speech-Language Pathologists Program. The bill updates the board's rules for future forgivable loan programs but removes these targeted initiatives, which directly affected students pursuing healthcare and social work careers in Mississippi. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and was never enacted.