Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Chamber
- lower
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Not supplied
- Introduced / first action
- 2025-12-19 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Establishes a master of social work paid field practicum pilot program to provide a stipend to students who are enrolled in a master of social work program for the first 450 hours of field practicum completed towards such masters' degree; requires the office of mental health to complete a report making recommendations on how to expand the pilot program to increase the number of social workers in the state, improve representation in the field of social work, mitigate student debt and improve labor conditions for social workers upon graduation.
Sponsors
- Jo Anne Simon (primary), primary
- Sam Berger, cosponsor
- Donna Lupardo, cosponsor
- Phil Steck, cosponsor
- Yudelka Tapia, cosponsor
- Dana Levenberg, cosponsor
- Christopher Eachus, cosponsor
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, cosponsor
- Nader Sayegh, cosponsor
- John Zaccaro Jr., cosponsor
- Grace Lee, cosponsor
- Anna Kelles, cosponsor