New York A 60: Provides for the award of scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses on the same terms as physicians

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A00060 Summary:

BILL NOA00060 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMagnarelli

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COSPNSREachus, Raga

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Amd §§605 & 677, Ed L

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Provides 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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BILL NOA00060 

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01/08/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 60

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, EACHUS, RAGA -- 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-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 605 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 31 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 3. Regents professional education in medicine [or], dentistry, or
 5 nursing scholarships. Regents professional education in medicine [or],
 6 dentistry, or nursing scholarships shall be awarded annually, on a
 7 competitive basis, to students beginning professional study in medicine
 8 [or], dentistry, or nursing. One hundred such scholarships shall be
 9 awarded annually to students beginning professional study in medicine
 10 and two thousand such scholarships to students beginning professional
 11 study in nursing, and shall be classified and allocated in accordance
 12 with regents rules. The provisions of this subdivision shall only apply
 13 to any recipient who receives [his or her] the first award payment prior
 14 to the nineteen hundred eighty-five--nineteen hundred eighty-six academ-
 15 ic year. Further, the provisions of this subdivision shall only apply to
 16 a student studying to be a registered professional nurse as defined in
 17 section sixty-nine hundred three of this chapter.
 18 § 2. Subdivision 9 of section 605 of the education law, as amended by
 19 chapter 523 of the laws of 1992 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph a as
 20 amended by section 89 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
 21 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 22 9. Regents physician and nursing loan forgiveness program. Regents
 23 physician and nursing loan forgiveness awards shall be awarded annually

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00434-01-5

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 1 to physicians and nurses who agree to practice medicine or nursing in an
 2 area of New York state designated by the regents as having a shortage of
 3 physicians or nurses. Such awards shall be classified and allocated in
 4 accordance with regents rules.
 5 a. Eligibility. (1) The applicant must be a resident of New York state
 6 and licensed to practice medicine or nursing and shall be a registered
 7 professional nurse as defined in section sixty-nine hundred three of
 8 this chapter.
 9 (2) [The applicant must have completed a professional residency
 10 program within the five years immediately preceding the period for which
 11 the first award would be granted, or be within two years of completion
 12 of an accredited residency program in a primary care specialty desig-
 13 nated in short supply by the board of regents.
 14 (3)] The applicant must agree to practice medicine or nursing in an
 15 area in New York state designated as having a shortage of physicians or
 16 nurses. The regents, after consultation with the commissioners of
 17 health, corrections and community supervision, mental health and devel-
 18 opmental disabilities, shall designate those regions and facilities of
 19 New York state which have a shortage of physicians or nurses for the
 20 purposes of this section and establish relative rankings thereof.
 21 b. Selection. The commiss