S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
July 9, 2020
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hunter) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a program
to incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 59 to read as follows:
59. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMIS-
SIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF LABOR SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHICH INCENTIVIZES UNEMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER JOBS IN HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES. SUCH INCENTIVES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, EXPEDITED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESSES FOR SUCH HEALTHCARE
POSITIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16165-02-0