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A06016 Summary:

BILL NOA06016 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01113

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRClark, Santabarbara, De Los Santos, Kelles, Bronson, Griffin, Lupardo, Berger, Steck, Tapia,
 Levenberg, Eachus, Bichotte Hermelyn, Hevesi, Sayegh, Brown K, Maher, Cruz, Burdick

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §679-k, Ed L

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Provides for loan forgiveness for social workers who commit to work in counties with less than two hundred thousand population, or towns which have a population of less than one hundred fifty persons per square mile for the duration of the award.

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BILL NOA06016 

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02/25/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6016

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, CLARK, SANTABARBARA, DE LOS SANTOS,
 KELLES, BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
 Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing loan
 forgiveness for social workers

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 679-k
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 679-k. New York state social worker loan forgiveness incentive
 4 program. 1. Purpose. The president shall grant student loan forgiveness
 5 awards for the purpose of alleviating the burden of student loan debt
 6 for social workers in New York state. Such awards shall be made on a
 7 competitive basis as promulgated by the corporation for such purposes,
 8 to applicants who meet the eligibility criteria. Such rules and regu-
 9 lations shall include provisions for the consideration of applicants who
 10 are economically disadvantaged.
 11 2. Eligibility. To be eligible for an award pursuant to this section,
 12 applicants shall:
 13 (a) have graduated and obtained a degree from an approved New York
 14 state college or university;
 15 (b) have an outstanding student loan debt from obtaining such degree;
 16 (c) be employed as a licensed master social worker or licensed clin-
 17 ical social worker in New York state in accordance with article one
 18 hundred fifty-four of this chapter;
 19 (d) apply for this program within two years of college graduation;
 20 (e) comply with subdivisions three and five of section six hundred
 21 sixty-one of this part; and
 22 (f) make a commitment to practice in a county with less than two
 23 hundred thousand population, or any town which has a population of less

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03637-01-5

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 1 than one hundred fifty persons per square mile for the duration of the
 2 award.
 3 3. Awards. The corporation shall grant such awards within amounts
 4 appropriated for such purposes and based on the availability of funds.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law.

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