Assembly Bill A8890

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing loan forgiveness to CASACS

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2017-A8890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §679-j, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A546
2021-2022: A6275
2023-2024: A1017

2017-A8890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides loan forgiveness to certified alcoholism and substance abuse counselors (CASACs) who reside in the state and work in a facility licensed by the state.

2017-A8890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8890
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation to providing loan
   forgiveness to credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselors
 
   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-j
 to read as follows:
   § 679-J. CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE  ABUSE  COUNSELOR  LOAN
 FORGIVENESS  PROGRAM. 1. PURPOSE. THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN
 FORGIVENESS AWARDS TO CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE  COUN-
 SELORS  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVING
 IN THE SERVICE AREA OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING.
   2. CERTIFICATION. CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE  COUNSE-
 LOR  LOAN  FORGIVENESS  AWARDS  SHALL  BE AWARDED EACH YEAR. SUCH AWARDS
 SHALL BE ALLOCATED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION TO ELIGIBLE  CREDENTIALED
 ALCOHOLISM  AND  SUBSTANCE  ABUSE COUNSELORS, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS
 CASACS, AS CERTIFIED TO THE COMMISSIONER BY THE PRESIDENT.
   3. DEFINITION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A CASAC SHALL MEAN AN
 INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CURRENTLY CREDENTIALED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF
 ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW  YORK
 CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS TITLE 14 SECTION 853.5.
   4.  ELIGIBILITY.  A  CASAC  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD UNDER THIS
 SECTION PROVIDED THAT: (I) SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE  STATE
 OF  NEW  YORK FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR AND (II) SUCH PERSON IS EMPLOYED
 AS A CASAC IN A FACILITY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   5. DURATION. EACH AWARD SHALL ENTITLE THE RECIPIENT TO AN ANNUAL AWARD
 AND A RECIPIENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS.
   6. AMOUNT. THE CORPORATION SHALL GRANT SUCH AWARDS AND BASED ON AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT  TO  EXCEED  THE  TOTAL  COST  OF  THE
 STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
   7.  RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND MAY PROMULGATE EMERGENCY  REGULATIONS  NECES-
 SARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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