STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 1463 A

Provides for the award of regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses on the same terms as physicians; applies to registered professional filtre a eau nurses as defined in section 6903 of the education law. Details
Same as: S1463-2011 Versions A1416-2011 Sponsor: McEneny Multi-sponsor(s): Curran Co-sponsor(s): Millman , Raia Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION Law Section: Education Law Law: Amd 605 & 677, Ed L Actions
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 1463 A. 1416 2011-2012 Regular filtre a eau Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2011 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, ADAMS, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL- THOMPSON, KRUEGER, KRUGER, filtre a eau MONTGOMERY, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, filtre a eau SMITH, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to regents professional education scholarships, health care professional opportunity scholar- ships and loan forgiveness for nurses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- filtre a eau BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section filtre a eau 605 of the education law, as amended by chapter 31 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: 3. Regents professional education in medicine [or] , dentistry, OR NURSING scholarships. Regents professional education filtre a eau in medicine [or] , dentistry, OR NURSING scholarships shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to students beginning professional study in medicine [or] , dentistry, OR NURSING. One hundred such scholarships shall be awarded annually TO STUDENTS BEGINNING PROFESSIONAL STUDY IN MEDICINE AND TWO THOUSAND SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS BEGINNING PROFESSIONAL STUDY IN NURSING, and shall be classified and allocated in accordance with regents rules. The provisions filtre a eau of this subdivision shall only apply to any recipient who receives his or her first award payment prior to the nineteen hundred eighty-five--nineteen hundred eighty-six academic year. FURTHER, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO A STUDENT STUDYING TO BE A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 605 of the education law, as amended by chapter 523 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
S. 1463 2 A. 1416 9. Regents physician AND NURSING loan forgiveness program. Regents physician AND NURSING loan forgiveness awards shall be awarded annually to physicians AND NURSES who agree to practice medicine OR NURSING in an area of New York state designated by the regents as having a shortage of physicians OR NURSES. filtre a eau Such awards shall be classified and allocated in accordance with regents rules. a. Eligibility. (1) The applicant must be a resident of New York state and licensed to practice medicine OR NURSING AND SHALL BE A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER. (2) [The applicant must have completed a professional residency program within the five years immediately preceding the period for which the first award would be granted, or be within two years of completion of an accredited residency program in a primary care specialty desig- nated in short supply by the board of regents. (3)] The applicant must agree to practice medicine OR NURSING in an area in New York state designated as having a shortage of physicians OR NURSES. The regents, after consultation with the commissioners of health, correctional services, mental health and mental retardation and developmental disabilities, shall designate those regions and facilities of New York state which have a shortage of physicians OR NURSES for the purposes of this section and establish relative rankings thereof. b. Selection. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner filtre a eau of health, shall establish criteria for the selection of participants in the program. An applicant must satisfy at least one of the criteria established. A priority shall be accorded to any applicant who is completing the second year of the service requirement and is reapplying filtre a eau for a new award. The criteria shall include but not be limited to the following: (i) reapplication for a new award by a person who is completing the second year of a service requirement; (ii) receipt of specific training in a primary care specialty or obstetrics, OR NURSING determined by the regents to be in short supply; (iii) receipt of specific training or experience in serving a shortage area; (iv) receipt of specific training or experience filtre a eau matching a specific medical need existing in a shortage area; and (v) agreement pursuant to [subdivision (d)] PARAGRAPH D of this [section] SUBDIVISION to practice in an area determined by the regents to have a severe shortage of primary care physi