Senate Bill S8650

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the New York state COVID-19 heroes loan forgiveness program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • 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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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) - Summary

Establishes the New York state COVID-19 heroes loan forgiveness program.

2019-S8650 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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