Senate Bill S7377

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the New York state rural doctors and nurses loan forgiveness program

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  • 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-S7377 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §679-j, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1200
2021-2022: S1154

2017-S7377 - Summary

Relates to creating the New York state rural doctors and nurses loan forgiveness program.

2017-S7377 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7377 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7377
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New  York
   state rural doctors and nurses 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-j
 to read as follows:
   §  679-J.  NEW  YORK  STATE  RURAL DOCTORS AND NURSES LOAN FORGIVENESS
 INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 1. PURPOSE.  THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT  STUDENT  LOAN
 FORGIVENESS  AWARDS  FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTRACTING DOCTORS AND NURSES TO
 BE EMPLOYED IN RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT NEW  YORK  STATE  ON  A  FULL-TIME
 BASIS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RURAL" SHALL MEAN A TRACT OR COUN-
 TY  DEFINED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AS BEING
 RURAL OR ELIGIBLE FOR A RURAL HEALTH GRANT.  SUCH AWARDS SHALL  BE  MADE
 BY  THE  CORPORATION  TO  APPLICANTS  WHO  MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2. ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION,
 APPLICANTS SHALL:
   (A)  HAVE  GRADUATED  AND  OBTAINED A DEGREE FROM AN APPROVED NEW YORK
 STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY;
   (B) HAVE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOAN DEBT FROM OBTAINING SUCH DEGREE;
   (C) BE EMPLOYED AS A DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY, PROFES-
 SIONAL  OR  PRACTICAL  NURSE,  NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  OR  CLINICAL  NURSE
 SPECIALIST  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 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (D)  APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM WITHIN TWO YEARS OF RECEIVING SUCH PROFES-
 SIONAL LICENSE;
   (E) COMPLY WITH SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FIVE  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART; AND
   (F)  MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PRACTICE IN A RURAL AREA FOR THE DURATION OF
 THE AWARD.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S7377A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §679-j, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1200
2021-2022: S1154

2017-S7377A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the New York state rural doctors and nurses loan forgiveness program.

2017-S7377A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7377A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7377--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New  York
   state rural doctors and nurses loan forgiveness 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  RURAL DOCTORS AND NURSES LOAN FORGIVENESS
 PROGRAM. 1. PURPOSE.  THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
 AWARDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTRACTING DOCTORS AND NURSES TO  BE  EMPLOYED
 IN RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.
   2.  ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
 APPLICANTS SHALL:
   (A) HAVE GRADUATED AND OBTAINED A DEGREE FROM  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK
 STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY;
   (B) BE EMPLOYED AS A DOCTOR OF MEDICINE, DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY, PROFES-
 SIONAL  OR  PRACTICAL  NURSE,  NURSE  PRACTITIONER,  OR  CLINICAL  NURSE
 SPECIALIST 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 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (C) COMPLY WITH SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FIVE  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE OF THIS PART; AND
   (D)  MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PRACTICE IN A RURAL AREA FOR THE DURATION OF
 THE AWARD.
   3. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "RURAL"
 SHALL  MEAN  A  TRACT  OR  COUNTY  DEFINED  BY  THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND
 SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AS BEING RURAL OR ELIGIBLE FOR  A  RURAL  HEALTH
 GRANT.
   4.  PRIORITY.  SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ANNUALLY TO APPLICANTS IN THE
 FOLLOWING PRIORITY:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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