Senate Bill S1429

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing loan forgiveness for mental health nurses

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S1429 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2892
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §679-k, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5552, A8211
2021-2022: S2664, A5220
2023-2024: S7486, A4562

2019-S1429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing loan forgiveness for mental health nurses that make a commitment to practice in a "rural" tract or county.

2019-S1429 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1429
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RITCHIE, HELMING, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Higher
   Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation to providing loan
   forgiveness for mental health nurses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 679-k
 to read as follows:
   § 679-K. NEW YORK STATE MENTAL HEALTH NURSE LOAN FORGIVENESS INCENTIVE
 PROGRAM. 1.  PURPOSE. THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
 AWARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLEVIATING THE BURDEN OF  STUDENT  LOAN  DEBT
 FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSES IN NEW YORK STATE. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON
 A COMPETITIVE BASIS AS PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATION FOR SUCH PURPOSES,
 TO  APPLICANTS  WHO  MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF APPLICANTS WHO
 ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
   2. ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION,
 APPLICANTS SHALL:
   (A)  HAVE  GRADUATED  AND  OBTAINED A DEGREE FROM AN APPROVED NEW YORK
 STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY;
   (B) HAVE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOAN DEBT FROM OBTAINING SUCH DEGREE;
   (C) BE EMPLOYED AS A PROFESSIONAL OR PRACTICAL  NURSE,  NURSE  PRACTI-
 TIONER,  OR  CLINICAL  NURSE  SPECIALIST IN NEW YORK STATE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTIONS SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIVE, SIX THOUSAND NINE  HUNDRED
 SIX,  SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TEN AND SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED ELEVEN
 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (D) APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM WITHIN TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE GRADUATION;
   (E) COMPLY WITH SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FIVE  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01511-01-9
              

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