Assembly Actions -
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May 04, 2010 |
held for consideration in higher education |
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 11, 2009 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A5240
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ESPAILLAT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A5240 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A5240 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes enrollment grants for medical education programs of non-public institutions for minorities, as a plan to increase the number of minority students entering and completing educational programs leading to professional licensure in medicine; increases grants based upon percentage of minority students enrolled at such institution; appropriates $258,000 to education department for payment of such grants.
2009-A5240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5240 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, PERALTA, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, BOYLAND, DIAZ, HOOPER, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing enrollment grants to increase the participation and retention in medical educa- tion programs of New York state residents from groups historically underrepresented and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds and declares that individuals from certain minority groups, prima- rily Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, have been historically underrepresented in medical education programs and, as a consequence, in the medical profession. A vast human resource remains largely untapped at a time when medical services in urban areas are inadequate and the urban poor continue to be underserved. The medical schools of the state have not been successful in attract- ing the available qualified minority candidates, and in some instances have fallen below national averages and comparable states in enrollment of minorities. Medical schools have repeatedly cited the lack of adequate resources as being a major obstacle in their attempts to attract and retain larger numbers of qualified minority students. The legislature therefore declares that a modified program of capita- tion assistance is needed for the purpose of expanding opportunities to underrepresented minority students to participate in medical education programs leading to licensure and a career in the medical profession. S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6402-a to read as follows: S 6402-A. MINORITY ENROLLMENT GRANTS TO MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ANNUALLY APPORTION TO EACH NON-PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERING AN APPROVED PROGRAM IN MEDICINE AN ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07779-01-9
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