Assembly Actions -
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8650
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2019-S8650 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10689
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §903-a, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S3320
2019-S8650 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8650 SPONSOR: KAMINSKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the New York state COVID-19 heroes loan forgiveness program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To establish the New York State COVID-19 Heroes Loan Forgiveness program for eligible health care workers and first responders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds a new Section 903-a to the Public Health Law to estab- lish a New York State COVID-19 Heroes Loan Forgiveness Program, deter- mines eligibility requirements for awards pursuant to this section and qualifying debt and loan forgiveness award amounts, authorizes commis- sioner to promulgate rules and regulations.
2019-S8650 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8650 I N S E N A T E July 1, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the New York state COVID-19 heroes loan forgiveness program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 903-a to read as follows: § 903-A. NEW YORK STATE COVID-19 HEROES LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. 1. PURPOSE. THE COMMISSIONER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPO- RATION, IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A NEW YORK STATE COVID- 19 HEROES LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. 2. ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, APPLICANTS SHALL: (A) BE A PHYSICIAN OR A PROFESSIONAL OR PRACTICAL NURSE, NURSE PRACTI- TIONER, OR CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR SPECIALIST ASSISTANT IN NEW YORK STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR, SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FIVE, SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED SIX, SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED TEN AND SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED ELEVEN, AND SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE AND SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW; OR (B) BE A CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, OR ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAPTER; OR (C) BE AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER IN NEW YORK STATE, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND TWO HUNDRED NINETEEN-C OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW; AND (D) BE A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE AND HAVE SERVED IN SUCH CAPACITY IN NEW YORK STATE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMER- GENCY, PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 202, ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR ON MARCH SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY. 3. AWARDS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GRANT AWARDS PURSUANT TO THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE AND BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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