FL H0077

Bill

FL H0077

Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners

Introduced
08/20/2019

In Committee
09/23/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
03/19/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to student loans and scholarship obligations of health care practitioners; providing a short title; amending s. 456.072, F.S.; providing that failure to repay a specified student loan by health care practitioners is not considered a failure to perform a statutory or legal obligation; repealing s. 456.0721, F.S., relating to health care practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations; amending s. 456.074, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill, titled "Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers in Florida Act," proposes several changes related to student loans and scholarship obligations of healthcare practitioners in Florida. The key provisions are: 1) Failure to repay a student loan issued or guaranteed by the state or federal government is no longer considered a failure to perform a statutory or legal obligation, removing the requirement for automatic suspension or disciplinary action against the practitioner's license; 2) Section 456.0721, which previously allowed the state to suspend or take disciplinary action against healthcare practitioners who defaulted on student loans, is repealed; and 3) Conforming changes are made to Section 456.074 to remove the provisions related to immediate suspension of licenses for defaulted student loans. The overall effect is to protect the job opportunities of healthcare practitioners by removing potential disciplinary actions related to student loan defaults.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (8)

Joy Goff-Marcil (D)*, Joe Casello (D), Anna Eskamani (D), Margaret Good (D), Michael Grieco (D), Cindy Polo (D), Tina Polsky (D), Jennifer Webb (D),

Last Action

Withdrawn prior to introduction (on 01/10/2020)

Official Document

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/77

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/77
Bill	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/77/BillText/Filed/PDF

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H0115	Keep Our Graduates Working Act	Chapter No. 2020-125	Similar To
H0713	Health Regulation	Chapter No. 2020-133	Similar To
H1193	Deregulation of Professions and Occupations	Chapter No. 2020-160	Similar To
S0066	Student Loans and Scholarship Obligations of Health Care Practitioners	Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education	Similar To
S0230	Department of Health	Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 713	Similar To
S0356	Keep Our Graduates Working Act	Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 115	Similar To
S0474	Deregulation of Professions and Occupations	Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1193	Similar To
S0926	Health Care Practitioner Licensure	Died in Appropriations	Similar To

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