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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 850Introduced by Assembly Member LackeyFebruary 20, 2019An act to amend Section 4996.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social workers. An act to add Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 17131.11 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to public health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 850, as amended, Lackey. Clinical social workers: licensure requirements. Social workers: student loan repayment program.Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development. Existing law makes the OSHPD responsible for administering various scholarship and loan repayment programs for health care professionals.This bill would establish the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program in the OSHPD to provide loan repayment awards to individuals who have completed a bachelors degree in social work, have received a student loan in order to meet the costs associated with obtaining that degree, have been employed as a child welfare social worker for 5 years, and continue to have repayment obligations on the student loan at the end of that 5-year employment period. The bill would require that the loan repayment award be equal to 50% of the balance remaining on the student loan at the end of the 5-year employment period. The bill would authorize the OSHPD to adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of administering the program and would make its provisions operative only upon appropriate funding, as determined by the OSHPD, being made available by appropriation of the Legislature or other sources.The Personal Income Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally defines gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income.The bill would, if the program becomes operative, exclude from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law the amount of a loan repayment award received by an individual under the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Under existing law, an applicant for a clinical social worker license is required to furnish to the board evidence that the applicant has, among other things, completed a minimum of 7 contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions:(1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan.(2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker.(3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period.display:inline;">127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program.(b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund.(c) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article.127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.(b) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(c) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund.127934.35. Except for Section 127934.25, this article shall not become operative unless appropriate funding, as determined by the office, is made available for that purpose upon appropriation by the Legislature or other sources. The director of the office shall file a written notice with the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, when sufficient funds have been received.SEC. 2. Section 17131.11 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17131.11. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, gross income shall not include a loan repayment award received pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall become operative only if the program set forth in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code receives sufficient funding and becomes operative as set forth in Section 127934.35 of the Health and Safety Code.SECTION 1.Section 4996.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4996.2.Each applicant for a license shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:(a)Is at least 21 years of age.(b)Has received a masters degree from an accredited school of social work.(c)Has had two years of supervised post-masters degree experience, as specified in Section 4996.23.(d)Has not committed any crimes or acts constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. The board shall not issue a registration or license to any person who has been convicted of any crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state or territory.(e)Has completed adequate instruction and training in the subject of alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency. This requirement applies only to applicants who matriculate on or after January 1, 1986.(f)Has completed instruction and training in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention. This requirement applies to an applicant who began graduate training during the period commencing on January 1, 1995, and ending on December 31, 2003. An applicant who began graduate training on or after January 1, 2004, shall complete a minimum of 15 contact hours of coursework in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, and same gender abuse dynamics. Coursework required under this subdivision may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course.(g)Has completed a minimum of 10 contact hours of training or coursework in human sexuality as specified in Section 1807 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. This training or coursework may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course.(h)Has completed a minimum of seven contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting as specified in Section 1807.2 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. This training or coursework may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 850Introduced by Assembly Member LackeyFebruary 20, 2019An act to amend Section 4996.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social workers. An act to add Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 17131.11 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to public health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 850, as amended, Lackey. Clinical social workers: licensure requirements. Social workers: student loan repayment program.Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development. Existing law makes the OSHPD responsible for administering various scholarship and loan repayment programs for health care professionals.This bill would establish the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program in the OSHPD to provide loan repayment awards to individuals who have completed a bachelors degree in social work, have received a student loan in order to meet the costs associated with obtaining that degree, have been employed as a child welfare social worker for 5 years, and continue to have repayment obligations on the student loan at the end of that 5-year employment period. The bill would require that the loan repayment award be equal to 50% of the balance remaining on the student loan at the end of the 5-year employment period. The bill would authorize the OSHPD to adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of administering the program and would make its provisions operative only upon appropriate funding, as determined by the OSHPD, being made available by appropriation of the Legislature or other sources.The Personal Income Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally defines gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income.The bill would, if the program becomes operative, exclude from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law the amount of a loan repayment award received by an individual under the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Under existing law, an applicant for a clinical social worker license is required to furnish to the board evidence that the applicant has, among other things, completed a minimum of 7 contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO | |
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| 10 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 12 | 11 | Assembly Bill No. 850 | |
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| 14 | 13 | Introduced by Assembly Member LackeyFebruary 20, 2019 | |
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| 16 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey | |
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| 19 | - | An act to add Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 17131.11 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to public health. | |
| 18 | + | An act to amend Section 4996.2 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social workers. An act to add Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Section 17131.11 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to public health. | |
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| 25 | - | AB 850, as amended, Lackey. Social workers: student loan repayment program. | |
| 24 | + | AB 850, as amended, Lackey. Clinical social workers: licensure requirements. Social workers: student loan repayment program. | |
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| 27 | - | Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development. Existing law makes the OSHPD responsible for administering various scholarship and loan repayment programs for health care professionals.This bill would establish the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program in the OSHPD to provide loan repayment awards to individuals who have completed a bachelors | |
| 26 | + | Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development. Existing law makes the OSHPD responsible for administering various scholarship and loan repayment programs for health care professionals.This bill would establish the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program in the OSHPD to provide loan repayment awards to individuals who have completed a bachelors degree in social work, have received a student loan in order to meet the costs associated with obtaining that degree, have been employed as a child welfare social worker for 5 years, and continue to have repayment obligations on the student loan at the end of that 5-year employment period. The bill would require that the loan repayment award be equal to 50% of the balance remaining on the student loan at the end of the 5-year employment period. The bill would authorize the OSHPD to adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of administering the program and would make its provisions operative only upon appropriate funding, as determined by the OSHPD, being made available by appropriation of the Legislature or other sources.The Personal Income Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally defines gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income.The bill would, if the program becomes operative, exclude from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law the amount of a loan repayment award received by an individual under the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Under existing law, an applicant for a clinical social worker license is required to furnish to the board evidence that the applicant has, among other things, completed a minimum of 7 contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. | |
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| 29 | 28 | Existing law establishes the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) in the California Health and Human Services Agency to regulate health planning and research development. Existing law makes the OSHPD responsible for administering various scholarship and loan repayment programs for health care professionals. | |
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| 31 | - | This bill would establish the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program in the OSHPD to provide loan repayment awards to individuals who have completed a bachelors | |
| 30 | + | This bill would establish the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program in the OSHPD to provide loan repayment awards to individuals who have completed a bachelors degree in social work, have received a student loan in order to meet the costs associated with obtaining that degree, have been employed as a child welfare social worker for 5 years, and continue to have repayment obligations on the student loan at the end of that 5-year employment period. The bill would require that the loan repayment award be equal to 50% of the balance remaining on the student loan at the end of the 5-year employment period. The bill would authorize the OSHPD to adopt rules and regulations for the purpose of administering the program and would make its provisions operative only upon appropriate funding, as determined by the OSHPD, being made available by appropriation of the Legislature or other sources. | |
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| 33 | 32 | The Personal Income Tax Law, in conformity with federal income tax law, generally defines gross income as income from whatever source derived, except as specifically excluded, and provides various exclusions from gross income. | |
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| 35 | - | The bill would, if the program becomes operative, exclude from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law the amount of a loan repayment award received by an individual under the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. The bill would direct the Legislative Analyst, on an annual basis and upon appropriation by the Legislature, to collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board to review the effectiveness of the tax credit. | |
| 34 | + | The bill would, if the program becomes operative, exclude from gross income for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law the amount of a loan repayment award received by an individual under the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. | |
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| 36 | + | Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinical social workers by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Under existing law, an applicant for a clinical social worker license is required to furnish to the board evidence that the applicant has, among other things, completed a minimum of 7 contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting. | |
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| 40 | + | This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. | |
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| 41 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors | |
| 48 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions:(1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan.(2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker.(3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period.display:inline;">127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program.(b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund.(c) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article.127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.(b) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(c) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund.127934.35. Except for Section 127934.25, this article shall not become operative unless appropriate funding, as determined by the office, is made available for that purpose upon appropriation by the Legislature or other sources. The director of the office shall file a written notice with the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, when sufficient funds have been received. | |
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| 43 | 50 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | 52 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 47 | - | SECTION 1. Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors | |
| 54 | + | SECTION 1. Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions:(1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan.(2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker.(3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period.display:inline;">127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program.(b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund.(c) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article.127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.(b) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(c) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund.127934.35. Except for Section 127934.25, this article shall not become operative unless appropriate funding, as determined by the office, is made available for that purpose upon appropriation by the Legislature or other sources. The director of the office shall file a written notice with the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, when sufficient funds have been received. | |
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| 49 | 56 | SECTION 1. Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: | |
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| 53 | - | Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors | |
| 60 | + | Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions:(1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan.(2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker.(3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period.display:inline;">127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program.(b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund.(c) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article.127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.(b) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(c) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund.127934.35. Except for Section 127934.25, this article shall not become operative unless appropriate funding, as determined by the office, is made available for that purpose upon appropriation by the Legislature or other sources. The director of the office shall file a written notice with the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, when sufficient funds have been received. | |
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| 55 | - | Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors | |
| 62 | + | Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions:(1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan.(2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker.(3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period.display:inline;">127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program.(b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund.(c) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article. | |
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| 57 | 64 | Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program | |
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| 59 | 66 | Article 2.6. California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program | |
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| 61 | 68 | 127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. | |
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| 65 | 72 | 127934.10. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. | |
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| 67 | 74 | (b) There is hereby established within the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. | |
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| 69 | - | 127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors | |
| 76 | + | 127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions:(1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan.(2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker.(3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period.display:inline;">127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program. | |
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| 73 | - | 127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors | |
| 80 | + | 127934.15. (a) The office shall administer the program. Under the program an individual who has completed a bachelors degree in social work may be eligible to receive a loan repayment award. In order to be eligible to receive a loan repayment award, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following conditions: | |
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| 75 | - | (1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors | |
| 82 | + | (1) In order to meet the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, the applicant has received a student loan. | |
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| 77 | 84 | (2) The applicant has been employed for five years as a child welfare social worker. | |
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| 81 | - | (2) The applicant is currently in the third consecutive year of employment as a child welfare social worker with either the state or a county in California. | |
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| 83 | - | (3) The applicant continues will continue to have repayment obligations on the loan loans after the conclusion of the five-year three-year period. | |
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| 85 | - | (b) The amount of the loan repayment award provided pursuant to this article shall be equal to 50 percent of the balance remaining on the loan loans after the conclusion of the five-year period. applicants third consecutive year of employment as a child welfare social worker with either the state or a county of California. | |
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| 87 | - | 127934.20. (a) The office shall develop a process to distribute an applicants loan repayment award.(b) The office shall administer this program, and shall adopt rules and regulations for that purpose. The rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions regarding the period of time for which a loan repayment award shall remain valid, the reallocation of loan repayment awards that are not utilized, and the development of projections for funding purposes.(c) The office shall work in conjunction with lenders participating in federal or similar loan programs to develop a streamlined application process for participation in the program.(d) New applications for the program shall be accepted by the office for five years after the date of the first appropriation made by the Legislature for purposes of this article. | |
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| 91 | - | 127934.20. (a) The office shall develop a process to distribute an applicants loan repayment award. | |
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| 93 | - | (b) The office shall administer this program, and shall adopt rules and regulations for that purpose. The rules and regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions regarding the period of time for which a loan repayment award shall remain valid, the reallocation of loan repayment awards that are not utilized, and the development of projections for funding purposes. | |
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| 95 | - | (c) The office shall work in conjunction with lenders participating in federal or similar loan programs to develop a streamlined application process for participation in the program. | |
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| 97 | - | (d) New applications for the program shall be accepted by the office for five years after the date of the first appropriation made by the Legislature for purposes of this article. | |
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| 99 | - | 127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program.(b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund.(c) Moneys in the fund shall, shall be available for the purposes of this article upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article. Legislature. | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | 127934.25. (a) The office may seek matching funds from foundations and private sources. The office may also contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the fund for use by this program. | |
| 86 | + | (3) The applicant continues to have repayment obligations on the loan after the conclusion of the five-year period. | |
| 104 | 87 | ||
| 105 | 88 | (b) The California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund is hereby established within the State Treasury. All funds received by the state for the purposes of this article shall be deposited in the fund. | |
| 106 | 89 | ||
| 107 | - | (c) Moneys in the fund shall, | |
| 90 | + | (c) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for the purposes of this article. | |
| 108 | 91 | ||
| 109 | - | 127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) | |
| 92 | + | 127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.(b) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program.(c) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund. | |
| 110 | 93 | ||
| 111 | 94 | ||
| 112 | 95 | ||
| 113 | 96 | 127934.30. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: | |
| 114 | 97 | ||
| 115 | - | (a) | |
| 98 | + | (a) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. | |
| 116 | 99 | ||
| 117 | - | (b) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund. | |
| 118 | - | ||
| 119 | - | (c) Loans means any direct, subsidized or unsubsidized federal loans accumulated for the costs associated with obtaining a bachelors degree in social work, bachelor of arts degree in social work, or masters degree in social work. | |
| 120 | - | ||
| 121 | - | (a) | |
| 122 | - | ||
| 123 | - | ||
| 124 | - | ||
| 125 | - | (d) Office means the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. | |
| 126 | - | ||
| 127 | - | (b) | |
| 128 | - | ||
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | ||
| 131 | - | (e) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. | |
| 100 | + | (b) Program means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Program. | |
| 132 | 101 | ||
| 133 | 102 | (c) Fund means the California Social Worker Student Loan Repayment Fund. | |
| 134 | - | ||
| 135 | - | ||
| 136 | 103 | ||
| 137 | 104 | 127934.35. Except for Section 127934.25, this article shall not become operative unless appropriate funding, as determined by the office, is made available for that purpose upon appropriation by the Legislature or other sources. The director of the office shall file a written notice with the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, when sufficient funds have been received. | |
| 138 | 105 | ||
| 139 | 106 | ||
| 140 | 107 | ||
| 141 | 108 | 127934.35. Except for Section 127934.25, this article shall not become operative unless appropriate funding, as determined by the office, is made available for that purpose upon appropriation by the Legislature or other sources. The director of the office shall file a written notice with the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, when sufficient funds have been received. | |
| 142 | 109 | ||
| 143 | 110 | SEC. 2. Section 17131.11 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17131.11. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, gross income shall not include a loan repayment award received pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall become operative only if the program set forth in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code receives sufficient funding and becomes operative as set forth in Section 127934.35 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 144 | 111 | ||
| 145 | 112 | SEC. 2. Section 17131.11 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read: | |
| 146 | 113 | ||
| 147 | 114 | ### SEC. 2. | |
| 148 | 115 | ||
| 149 | 116 | 17131.11. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, gross income shall not include a loan repayment award received pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall become operative only if the program set forth in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code receives sufficient funding and becomes operative as set forth in Section 127934.35 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 150 | 117 | ||
| 151 | 118 | 17131.11. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, gross income shall not include a loan repayment award received pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall become operative only if the program set forth in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code receives sufficient funding and becomes operative as set forth in Section 127934.35 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 152 | 119 | ||
| 153 | 120 | 17131.11. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, gross income shall not include a loan repayment award received pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall become operative only if the program set forth in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code receives sufficient funding and becomes operative as set forth in Section 127934.35 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 154 | 121 | ||
| 155 | 122 | ||
| 156 | 123 | ||
| 157 | 124 | 17131.11. For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, gross income shall not include a loan repayment award received pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code. This section shall become operative only if the program set forth in Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 127934.10) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code receives sufficient funding and becomes operative as set forth in Section 127934.35 of the Health and Safety Code. | |
| 158 | 125 | ||
| 159 | - | SEC. 3. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares, with respect to Section 17131.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that the specific goals, purposes, and objectives to be achieved by the tax credit allowed by this act are as follows:(1) To increase retention rates of child, family, and school social workers within the State of California.(2) To reduce the amount of student debt for child, family, and school social workers within the State of California.(b) The Legislative Analyst shall, on an annual basis upon appropriation of the Legislature, collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board to review the effectiveness of the tax credit allowed by Section 17131.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The review shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the demand for the tax credit and the economic impact of the tax credit.(c) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credit is meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credit allowed by this act meets the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analyst may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analyst pursuant to this subdivision. | |
| 160 | 126 | ||
| 161 | - | SEC. 3. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares, with respect to Section 17131.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that the specific goals, purposes, and objectives to be achieved by the tax credit allowed by this act are as follows:(1) To increase retention rates of child, family, and school social workers within the State of California.(2) To reduce the amount of student debt for child, family, and school social workers within the State of California.(b) The Legislative Analyst shall, on an annual basis upon appropriation of the Legislature, collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board to review the effectiveness of the tax credit allowed by Section 17131.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The review shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the demand for the tax credit and the economic impact of the tax credit.(c) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credit is meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credit allowed by this act meets the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analyst may request information from the Franchise Tax Board.(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analyst pursuant to this subdivision. | |
| 162 | 127 | ||
| 163 | - | SEC. 3. (a) For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares, with respect to Section 17131.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, that the specific goals, purposes, and objectives to be achieved by the tax credit allowed by this act are as follows: | |
| 164 | 128 | ||
| 165 | - | ### SEC. 3. | |
| 166 | 129 | ||
| 167 | - | ||
| 130 | + | Each applicant for a license shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant complies with all of the following requirements: | |
| 168 | 131 | ||
| 169 | - | (2) To reduce the amount of student debt for child, family, and school social workers within the State of California. | |
| 170 | 132 | ||
| 171 | - | (b) The Legislative Analyst shall, on an annual basis upon appropriation of the Legislature, collaborate with the Franchise Tax Board to review the effectiveness of the tax credit allowed by Section 17131.11 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The review shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the demand for the tax credit and the economic impact of the tax credit. | |
| 172 | 133 | ||
| 173 | - | ( | |
| 134 | + | (a)Is at least 21 years of age. | |
| 174 | 135 | ||
| 175 | - | (1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credit allowed by this act meets the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analyst may request information from the Franchise Tax Board. | |
| 176 | 136 | ||
| 177 | - | (2) The Franchise Tax Board shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analyst pursuant to this subdivision. | |
| 137 | + | ||
| 138 | + | (b)Has received a masters degree from an accredited school of social work. | |
| 139 | + | ||
| 140 | + | ||
| 141 | + | ||
| 142 | + | (c)Has had two years of supervised post-masters degree experience, as specified in Section 4996.23. | |
| 143 | + | ||
| 144 | + | ||
| 145 | + | ||
| 146 | + | (d)Has not committed any crimes or acts constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. The board shall not issue a registration or license to any person who has been convicted of any crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state or territory. | |
| 147 | + | ||
| 148 | + | ||
| 149 | + | ||
| 150 | + | (e)Has completed adequate instruction and training in the subject of alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency. This requirement applies only to applicants who matriculate on or after January 1, 1986. | |
| 151 | + | ||
| 152 | + | ||
| 153 | + | ||
| 154 | + | (f)Has completed instruction and training in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention. This requirement applies to an applicant who began graduate training during the period commencing on January 1, 1995, and ending on December 31, 2003. An applicant who began graduate training on or after January 1, 2004, shall complete a minimum of 15 contact hours of coursework in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, and same gender abuse dynamics. Coursework required under this subdivision may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course. | |
| 155 | + | ||
| 156 | + | ||
| 157 | + | ||
| 158 | + | (g)Has completed a minimum of 10 contact hours of training or coursework in human sexuality as specified in Section 1807 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. This training or coursework may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course. | |
| 159 | + | ||
| 160 | + | ||
| 161 | + | ||
| 162 | + | (h)Has completed a minimum of seven contact hours of training or coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting as specified in Section 1807.2 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. This training or coursework may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course. |