Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 241

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: a school psychologist loan program, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Higher educational aids board Psychology School — Health program

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Senate, not reached
Passes Assembly, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a school psychologist loan program to be administered by the

Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) for students who meet certain eligibility

criteria, including enrollment at an institution of higher education in a program of

study leading to a school psychologist career. Under the program, HEAB may award

to an eligible student a loan of up to $10,000 annually for up to three years. HEAB

must forgive 25 percent of the loan for each school year that the recipient is employed

as a school psychologist in an urbanized county or rural area, as defined in the bill.

“School psychologist” is defined in the bill as a licensed psychologist who practices

in a school-based setting or an individual who is licensed as a school psychologist

under rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From HEAB

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Nov 9, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0