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Assembly Bill A4746

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates a regents alcohol, alcohol abuse or substance abuse treatment and prevention professional's loan forgiveness program and makes appropriation therefor

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2009-A4746 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง605, Ed L

2009-A4746 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a regents alcohol, alcohol abuse or substance abuse treatment and prevention professional's loan forgiveness program for applicants who agree to engage in the field of alcoholism or alcohol abuse prevention or treatment or substance abuse or treatment as an employee within the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services or an entity under contract to provide such services on behalf of such office; requires annual awards of grants and New York state residency for applicants; establishes various selection criteria, including economically disadvantaged persons, minority underrepresented persons in the profession, and any applicant who is a graduate of the state-sponsored opportunity program and appropriates $500,000 to education department for such purpose.

2009-A4746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4746

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, WRIGHT, HOYT -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BING, JOHN, PEOPLES, TOWNS -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to creating a regents
  alcohol, alcohol abuse or substance  abuse  treatment  and  prevention
  professional's  loan  forgiveness  program 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. Section 605 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  REGENTS ALCOHOL OR ALCOHOL ABUSE OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND
PREVENTION  PROFESSIONAL'S  LOAN  FORGIVENESS  PROGRAM.    REGENTS  LOAN
FORGIVENESS  AWARDS SHALL BE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO APPLICANTS WHO AGREE TO
ENGAGE IN EMPLOYMENT  IN  THE  FIELD  OF  ALCOHOLISM  OR  ALCOHOL  ABUSE
PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT AS AN
EMPLOYEE  WITH  THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES OR
AN ENTITY UNDER CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SUCH  SERVICES  ON  BEHALF  OF  SUCH
OFFICE.   SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE AWARDED ANNUALLY, AND SHALL BE CLASSIFIED
AND ALLOCATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGENTS RULES.
  A. (1) THE APPLICANT MUST BE A RESIDENT OR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN OF
NEW YORK STATE AND A GRADUATE OF  AN  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION
APPROVED OR REGISTERED BY THE REGENTS.
  (2)  THE APPLICANT MUST BE A MINORITY HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN
THE FIELDS OF ALCOHOLISM,  ALCOHOL  ABUSE  PREVENTION  OR  TREATMENT  OR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT.
  (3) THE APPLICANT MUST AGREE TO ENGAGE IN SUCH EMPLOYMENT FOR A PERIOD
OF  TIME  AS  DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE SERVICES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
  B. PRIORITY SHALL BE ACCORDED TO APPLICANTS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07777-01-9

              

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