| Last Action | 04/20/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 226) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to healthcare workers and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 226
Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 1640 |
| Sponsors | K. Moser, D. Frazier Gordon, K. Banta, K. Fleming, K. King, M. Prunty |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program for qualifying healthcare workers; establish the guidelines for operating the program; create the healthcare worker loan relief fund; APPROPRIATION. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Fiscal Note - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Appropriations - Healthcare worker loan relief fund, creation Economic Development - Healthcare worker, student loan forgiveness Education, Finance - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Health and Medical Services - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Nurses - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Occupations and Professions - Healthcare worker, student loan forgiveness Optometrists - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Pharmacists - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Physicians and Practitioners - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation Universities and Colleges - University of Kentucky, healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, operation of Workforce - Healthcare worker loan forgiveness program, creation |
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House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 Senate Floor Amendment 3 Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; include optometrists within the program; appropriate $2,000,000 for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and $2,000,000 for the 2023-2024 fiscal year; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings |
Effective Dates, Emergency - Healthcare worker loan relief fund Optometrists - Healthcare worker loan relief program, creation Appropriations - Healthcare worker loan relief fund Budget and Financial Administration - Healthcare worker loan relief fund |
| Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Petrie |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 573 |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except remove the appropriations of $2,000,000 for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and $2,000,000 for the 2023-2024 fiscal year; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings |
Effective Dates, Emergency - Healthcare worker loan relief fund; appropriation removal Appropriations - Healthcare worker loan relief fund; appropriation removal Budget and Financial Administration - Healthcare worker loan relief fund; appropriation removal |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | C. McDaniel |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 573/GA |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | A. Southworth |
| Summary | Add language employee protections based on vaccination status and the granting of religious objections. |
| Index Headings |
Labor and Industry - Employment protections, immunization status, religious objections Public Health - Employment protections, immunization status, religious objections |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | A. Southworth |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 573/GA |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 |
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| Sponsor | A. Southworth |
| Summary | Add language for employee protections based on vaccination status and the granting of religious objections. |
| Index Headings |
Labor and Industry - Employment protections, immunization status, religious objections Public Health - Employment protections, immunization status, religious objections |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
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| Sponsor | A. Southworth |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 573/GA |
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