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NY A08375
Bill
Status
12/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Aileen Gunther
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AI Summary
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Establishes the New York State Social Worker Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program to grant student loan forgiveness awards to eligible social workers on a competitive basis.
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Requires applicants to have graduated from an approved New York state college or university, hold outstanding student loan debt, and be licensed as a master social worker or clinical social worker in New York.
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Limits applications to within two years of college graduation and requires commitment to practice in counties with populations under 200,000 or towns with population density under 150 persons per square mile for the duration of the award.
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Awards shall be granted only within appropriated funds and based on availability of funds, with consideration given to economically disadvantaged applicants.
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Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Provides for loan forgiveness for social workers who commit to work in counties with less than two hundred thousand population, or towns which have a population of less than one hundred fifty persons per square mile for the duration of the award.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/3/2024