Bill Text: NY A03581 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of labor, to develop a program which incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare, including but not limited to, certified nurse aides.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to higher education [A03581 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A03581-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3581

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 27, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. HUNTER, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a program
          to incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare

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

     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 59 to read as follows:
     3    59.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commis-
     4  sioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and  the  commis-
     5  sioner  of labor shall establish a program which incentivizes unemployed
     6  individuals to enter jobs in healthcare, including but not  limited  to,
     7  certified nurse aides. Such incentives shall include, but not be limited
     8  to,  expedited  training and certification processes for such healthcare
     9  positions as determined by the commissioner.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05958-01-1