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NY A06151
Bill
Status
4/3/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jacob Blumencranz
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AI Summary
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Establishes a loan forgiveness program for licensed mental health professionals working in state and local correctional institutions, with awards of $2,000 per year to those providing full-time services.
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Limits eligibility to licensed mental health professionals under article 163 of education law who have outstanding student loan debt and meet other specified requirements.
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Sets award priorities: first to prior recipients continuing service, second to new applicants with prior correctional service, and third to professionals employed less than one year.
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Caps cumulative awards at $20,000 per recipient and restricts individual awards to not exceed remaining student loan balance, with distribution based on available funding.
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Authorizes the corporation to adopt rules and regulations for program implementation, including lottery or random selection methods when applicants share the same priority level.
Legislative Description
Establishes a loan forgiveness program for licensed mental health professionals in jails and prisons for the purpose of increasing the number of mental health professionals rendering mental health services in correctional institutions; provides for eligibility and priority; provides for awards in the amount of $2,000; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/3/2024