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NY A02908
NY A02908Provides for the award of regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses on the same terms as physicians; applies to registered professional nurses as defined in section 6903 of the education law.
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Introduced
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to regents professional education scholarships, health care professional opportunity scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill amends the Education Law to provide Regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for registered professional nurses, in addition to physicians. Specifically, it increases the number of Regents professional education scholarships for nursing students, and expands the Regents physician and nursing loan forgiveness program to cover nurses who agree to practice in areas with shortages of healthcare providers. The bill also clarifies that these provisions apply only to registered professional nurses as defined in the Education Law.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
referred to higher education (on 01/08/2020)
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