New York A 7945: Relates to creating the veterinarians across rural New York state student loan repayment fund

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A07945 Summary:

BILL NOA07945 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06577

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SPONSORLupardo

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 29-L §§2999-nn - 2999-zz, Pub Health L

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Relates to creating the veterinarians across rural New York state student loan repayment fund for certain veterinarians that make a two year commitment to practice in a tract or county defined by the health resources and services administration as being "rural" or eligible for a rural health grant.

Go to top A07945 Actions:

BILL NOA07945 

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04/16/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7945

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to creating the
 veterinarians across rural New York state student loan repayment fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article
 2 29-L to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 29-L
 4 VETERINARIANS ACROSS RURAL NEW YORK STATE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FUND
 5 Section 2999-nn. Creation of fund and cooperating agencies.
 6 2999-oo. Administration of funds.
 7 2999-pp. Administration agreement.
 8 2999-qq. Responsibilities upon effective date of agreement.
 9 2999-rr. Documentation.
 10 2999-ss. Participating professionals.
 11 2999-tt. Compensation.
 12 2999-uu. Continued qualification.
 13 2999-vv. Payment cap adjustments.
 14 2999-ww. Conditions barring participation.
 15 2999-xx. Minimum qualifications for participation.
 16 2999-yy. Application criteria.
 17 2999-zz. Payments and default.
 18 § 2999-nn. Creation of fund and cooperating agencies. The department,
 19 within amounts appropriated, shall establish the veterinarians across
 20 rural New York state student loan repayment fund, in association with
 21 the empire state development corporation and the office of the
 22 professions. Funds shall be transferred by the commissioner of taxation
 23 and finance to the department for use as described herein. Similar
 24 existing programs, if any, shall be altered or eliminated to accommodate
 25 and complement the program described herein.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10837-01-5

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 1 § 2999-oo. Administration of funds. Monies in the fund shall be:
 2 1. held by the department pursuant to this article as custodian,
 3 pursuant to an agreement with the commissioner of taxation and finance,
 4 the office of the professions, and the empire state development corpo-
 5 ration, until transferred pursuant to this article; and
 6 2. invested by the department in accordance with the investment guide-
 7 lines of the comptroller during said custodial period. All investment
 8 income shall be credited to, and shall be deposited in such fund.
 9 § 2999-pp. Administration agreement. The commissioner of taxation and
 10 finance, the office of the professions, the empire state development
 11 corporation, and the department shall enter into an agreement, subject
 12 to the approval of the director of the budget, for the purpose of admin-
 13 istering the fund. A copy of such agreement, and any amendments thereto,
 14 shall be provided to the chair of the senate finance committee, the
 15 director of the division of budget, and the chair of the assembly ways
 16 and means committee. The agreement shall specify that the department
 17 shall administer the fund in a manner that will benefit the public by
 18 encouraging the availability of professional service providers, in
 19 compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and other
 20 requirements.
 21 § 2999-qq. Responsibilities upon effective date of agreement. Upon the
 22 effective date of the agreement, custody of, and responsibility for, the
 23 fund shall be taken up by the department, subject to the requirements of
 24