Assembly Bill A4995

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state dental faculty loan forgiveness incentive program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §679-k, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7968
2019-2020: A3920
2021-2022: A2677

2023-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the New York state dental faculty loan forgiveness incentive program.

2023-A4995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   4995
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  New  York  state
   dental faculty loan forgiveness incentive program
 
   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  DENTAL FACULTY LOAN FORGIVENESS INCENTIVE
 PROGRAM.  1. PURPOSE. A. PROCESS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN
 FORGIVENESS AWARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF EDUCATORS
 AND ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY TEACHING IN THE FIELD OF  DENTAL  EDUCATION
 IN  NEW  YORK STATE. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS AS
 PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATION THROUGH RULES AND REGULATIONS, TO  APPLI-
 CANTS  WHO  ARE  LICENSED  DENTISTS WITH PREVIOUS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN
 DENTISTRY WHO HAVE COMPLETED COURSEWORK THAT QUALIFIES  THEM  AS  DENTAL
 FACULTY  OR  ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY. THE PRESIDENT MAY CONTRACT WITH A
 THIRD PARTY  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  ADMINISTERING  THE  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS
 REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
   B.  ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
 APPLICANTS SHALL:
   (I) BE LICENSED AS A DENTIST;
   (II) HAVE AN OUTSTANDING  STUDENT  LOAN  DEBT  FROM  A  DENTAL  DEGREE
 PROGRAM;
   (III)  HAVE  TAKEN COURSEWORK THAT QUALIFIED THEM AS DENTAL FACULTY OR
 ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY;
   (IV) BE EMPLOYED AS A FACULTY MEMBER AT A DENTAL SCHOOL LOCATED IN NEW
 YORK STATE; AND
   (V) COMPLY WITH SUBDIVISION 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.
                                                            LBD03699-02-3
 A. 4995                             2
              

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