H.R. 10617
VET CARE Act
Summary:
• The VET CARE Act establishes a competitive grant program for eligible entities to create, develop, expand, or scale veterinary medicine work-based learning curriculum in high schools located in states with veterinarian shortage situations.
• Grant recipients must annually report detailed student outcome data to the Secretary, including enrollment numbers, graduation rates, attendance, and the percentage of students entering veterinary medicine fields or the workforce.
• The Secretary shall prioritize grants for work-based learning programs that provide substantial experience with livestock, equine, or other large animals and establish pathways to postsecondary education or employment in large-animal or food-animal veterinary medicine.
---
• Grant recipients must annually report detailed student outcome data to the Secretary, including enrollment numbers, graduation rates, attendance, and the percentage of students entering veterinary medicine fields or the workforce.
• The Secretary shall prioritize grants for work-based learning programs that provide substantial experience with livestock, equine, or other large animals and establish pathways to postsecondary education or employment in large-animal or food-animal veterinary medicine.
---