Assembly Bill A9498A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes underrepresented ethnic groups in the admission criteria for the science and technology entry program and collegiate science and technology entry 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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2023-A9498 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8405
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6454 & 6455, Ed L

2023-A9498 - Summary

Updates the admission criteria for the science and technology entry program and collegiate science and technology entry program to consider whether a student is a member of an ethnic group that is underrepresented in the eligible profession they are pursuing.

2023-A9498 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9498
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to students eligible  for
   the  science  and  technology entry program and the collegiate science
   and technology entry program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Legislative  findings. Representation in the workforce is
 critical, especially in New York's healthcare workforce.  A  2017  study
 published  in  the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that Black
 and Hispanic patients were more likely  to  report  feeling  comfortable
 discussing sensitive topics with a provider of the same race or ethnici-
 ty.  A 2019 study published in the Journal of Health Care Administration
 found that  culturally  competent  care  was  associated  with  improved
 patient  satisfaction,  adherence  to  treatment,  and  health outcomes.
 Further a 2020 report by the National Academies of  Sciences,  Engineer-
 ing,  and Medicine found that a diverse healthcare workforce can improve
 access to care for  underserved  populations.  These  benefits  are  not
 limited to healthcare. A 2017 study published in Nature and a 2019 study
 in  the  Harvard  Business  Review  found  that diverse teams outperform
 homogenous teams in terms of creativity and problem-solving. This  means
 that  the  health  and  economic future of our state is dependent on the
 diversity of our workforce.
   The Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science
 and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) have a successful history of bring-
 ing underrepresented students into science, technology, engineering, and
 math (STEM), licensed professions, and health professions fields.  These
 programs create academic  opportunities  for  students  who  have  faced
 disadvantages  and  discrimination.  To  ensure  that these programs can
 continue to fulfill their mission of delivering opportunity  and  equity
 to  students, the programs' admissions criteria must be updated to be in
 line with recent legal findings.
   The STEP and CSTEP admissions criteria must allow for admission of any
 student from any group underrepresented in a STEM, licensed professions,
 or health profession field. This will require that the  New  York  State
 Board  of Regents identify underrepresentation in eligible career fields
 prior to the periodic release of RFPs for STEP and CSTEP.    Underrepre-
              

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2023-A9498A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8405
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6454 & 6455, Ed L

2023-A9498A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Updates the admission criteria for the science and technology entry program and collegiate science and technology entry program to consider whether a student is a member of an ethnic group that is underrepresented in the eligible profession they are pursuing.

2023-A9498A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9498--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred 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 including underrepre-
   sented ethnic groups in the admission criteria  for  the  science  and
   technology  entry  program and collegiate science and technology entry
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings. Representation in the workforce is
 critical, especially in New York's healthcare workforce.  A  2017  study
 published  in  the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that Black
 and Hispanic patients were more likely  to  report  feeling  comfortable
 discussing sensitive topics with a provider of the same race or ethnici-
 ty.  A 2019 study published in the Journal of Health Care Administration
 found that  culturally  competent  care  was  associated  with  improved
 patient  satisfaction,  adherence  to  treatment,  and  health outcomes.
 Further a 2020 report by the National Academies of  Sciences,  Engineer-
 ing,  and Medicine found that a diverse healthcare workforce can improve
 access to care for  underserved  populations.  These  benefits  are  not
 limited to healthcare. A 2017 study published in Nature and a 2019 study
 in  the  Harvard  Business  Review  found  that diverse teams outperform
 homogenous teams in terms of creativity and problem-solving. This  means
 that  the  health  and  economic future of our state is dependent on the
 diversity of our workforce.
   The Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and Collegiate Science
 and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) have a successful history of bring-
 ing underrepresented students into science, technology, engineering, and
 math (STEM), licensed professions and health professions fields.   These
 programs  create  academic  opportunities  for  students  who have faced
 disadvantages and discrimination. To  ensure  that  these  programs  can
 continue  to  fulfill their mission of delivering opportunity and equity
 to students, the programs' admissions criteria must be updated to be  in
 line with recent legal findings.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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