Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2069Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 14, 2022An act to add Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2069, as amended, Villapudua. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act.Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.This bill would create the California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act, to be administered by the commission to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs. The bill would require the commission to, among other things in administering the act, award scholarships of $1,500 for tuition and related costs, as provided, to up to 1,000 people. The bill would require individuals who apply for a scholarship to scholarship recipients to use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs, to satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide, and to commit to working as a home health aide for at least 5 3 years following completion of the training program. after becoming a certified home health aide. If a scholarship recipient fails to comply with those requirements, the bill would require the scholarship recipient to repay 25% of the scholarship funds that they received. The bill would make these provisions operative upon appropriation.The bill would make related findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias master plan for aging (MPA) stipulates a goal titled caregiving that works, with a target of 1,000,000 high-quality direct care jobs by 2030. Home health aides are a vital part of the direct care workforce.(b) The MPA notes that at some point in their lives, most Californians will seek care from families, friends, or paid caregivers.(c) A 2018 AARP survey finds that 75 percent of those surveyed said they preferred to age in place.(d) Home health aides provide personal care services under a plan of treatment prescribed by the patients physician and surgeon.(e) The issues impacting the direct care workforce are extraordinarily complex, and include low wages; a gray or underground labor market; intricate laws regarding scope of practice; inherent institutional inequities resulting in women, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian American women, performing a disproportionately large share of caregiving jobs in a profession that has been egregiously marginalized.(f) According to the California Department of Agings summary of home- and community- based services spending plan proposals issued on June 3, 2021, $150,000,000 in one-time federal funds is available for direct care workforce training (not including in-home supportive services) and stipends.SEC. 2. Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(2) Develop an application process.(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.69831.In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(a)Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(b)Develop an application process.(c)Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(d)Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(e)Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.69832.Individuals who apply for a scholarship pursuant to this article shall meet both of the following requirements:(a)Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(b)Commit to working as a home health aide for at least five years following completion of the training program.69833.This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2069Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 14, 2022An act to add Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2069, as amended, Villapudua. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act.Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.This bill would create the California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act, to be administered by the commission to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs. The bill would require the commission to, among other things in administering the act, award scholarships of $1,500 for tuition and related costs, as provided, to up to 1,000 people. The bill would require individuals who apply for a scholarship to scholarship recipients to use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs, to satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide, and to commit to working as a home health aide for at least 5 3 years following completion of the training program. after becoming a certified home health aide. If a scholarship recipient fails to comply with those requirements, the bill would require the scholarship recipient to repay 25% of the scholarship funds that they received. The bill would make these provisions operative upon appropriation.The bill would make related findings and declarations.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2022
Amended IN Assembly April 05, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2069
Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 14, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua
February 14, 2022
An act to add Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2069, as amended, Villapudua. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act.
Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.This bill would create the California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act, to be administered by the commission to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs. The bill would require the commission to, among other things in administering the act, award scholarships of $1,500 for tuition and related costs, as provided, to up to 1,000 people. The bill would require individuals who apply for a scholarship to scholarship recipients to use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs, to satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide, and to commit to working as a home health aide for at least 5 3 years following completion of the training program. after becoming a certified home health aide. If a scholarship recipient fails to comply with those requirements, the bill would require the scholarship recipient to repay 25% of the scholarship funds that they received. The bill would make these provisions operative upon appropriation.The bill would make related findings and declarations.
Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.
This bill would create the California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act, to be administered by the commission to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs. The bill would require the commission to, among other things in administering the act, award scholarships of $1,500 for tuition and related costs, as provided, to up to 1,000 people. The bill would require individuals who apply for a scholarship to scholarship recipients to use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs, to satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide, and to commit to working as a home health aide for at least 5 3 years following completion of the training program. after becoming a certified home health aide. If a scholarship recipient fails to comply with those requirements, the bill would require the scholarship recipient to repay 25% of the scholarship funds that they received. The bill would make these provisions operative upon appropriation.
The bill would make related findings and declarations.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias master plan for aging (MPA) stipulates a goal titled caregiving that works, with a target of 1,000,000 high-quality direct care jobs by 2030. Home health aides are a vital part of the direct care workforce.(b) The MPA notes that at some point in their lives, most Californians will seek care from families, friends, or paid caregivers.(c) A 2018 AARP survey finds that 75 percent of those surveyed said they preferred to age in place.(d) Home health aides provide personal care services under a plan of treatment prescribed by the patients physician and surgeon.(e) The issues impacting the direct care workforce are extraordinarily complex, and include low wages; a gray or underground labor market; intricate laws regarding scope of practice; inherent institutional inequities resulting in women, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian American women, performing a disproportionately large share of caregiving jobs in a profession that has been egregiously marginalized.(f) According to the California Department of Agings summary of home- and community- based services spending plan proposals issued on June 3, 2021, $150,000,000 in one-time federal funds is available for direct care workforce training (not including in-home supportive services) and stipends.SEC. 2. Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(2) Develop an application process.(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.69831.In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(a)Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(b)Develop an application process.(c)Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(d)Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(e)Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.69832.Individuals who apply for a scholarship pursuant to this article shall meet both of the following requirements:(a)Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(b)Commit to working as a home health aide for at least five years following completion of the training program.69833.This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias master plan for aging (MPA) stipulates a goal titled caregiving that works, with a target of 1,000,000 high-quality direct care jobs by 2030. Home health aides are a vital part of the direct care workforce.(b) The MPA notes that at some point in their lives, most Californians will seek care from families, friends, or paid caregivers.(c) A 2018 AARP survey finds that 75 percent of those surveyed said they preferred to age in place.(d) Home health aides provide personal care services under a plan of treatment prescribed by the patients physician and surgeon.(e) The issues impacting the direct care workforce are extraordinarily complex, and include low wages; a gray or underground labor market; intricate laws regarding scope of practice; inherent institutional inequities resulting in women, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian American women, performing a disproportionately large share of caregiving jobs in a profession that has been egregiously marginalized.(f) According to the California Department of Agings summary of home- and community- based services spending plan proposals issued on June 3, 2021, $150,000,000 in one-time federal funds is available for direct care workforce training (not including in-home supportive services) and stipends.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Californias master plan for aging (MPA) stipulates a goal titled caregiving that works, with a target of 1,000,000 high-quality direct care jobs by 2030. Home health aides are a vital part of the direct care workforce.(b) The MPA notes that at some point in their lives, most Californians will seek care from families, friends, or paid caregivers.(c) A 2018 AARP survey finds that 75 percent of those surveyed said they preferred to age in place.(d) Home health aides provide personal care services under a plan of treatment prescribed by the patients physician and surgeon.(e) The issues impacting the direct care workforce are extraordinarily complex, and include low wages; a gray or underground labor market; intricate laws regarding scope of practice; inherent institutional inequities resulting in women, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian American women, performing a disproportionately large share of caregiving jobs in a profession that has been egregiously marginalized.(f) According to the California Department of Agings summary of home- and community- based services spending plan proposals issued on June 3, 2021, $150,000,000 in one-time federal funds is available for direct care workforce training (not including in-home supportive services) and stipends.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) Californias master plan for aging (MPA) stipulates a goal titled caregiving that works, with a target of 1,000,000 high-quality direct care jobs by 2030. Home health aides are a vital part of the direct care workforce.
(b) The MPA notes that at some point in their lives, most Californians will seek care from families, friends, or paid caregivers.
(c) A 2018 AARP survey finds that 75 percent of those surveyed said they preferred to age in place.
(d) Home health aides provide personal care services under a plan of treatment prescribed by the patients physician and surgeon.
(e) The issues impacting the direct care workforce are extraordinarily complex, and include low wages; a gray or underground labor market; intricate laws regarding scope of practice; inherent institutional inequities resulting in women, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian American women, performing a disproportionately large share of caregiving jobs in a profession that has been egregiously marginalized.
(f) According to the California Department of Agings summary of home- and community- based services spending plan proposals issued on June 3, 2021, $150,000,000 in one-time federal funds is available for direct care workforce training (not including in-home supportive services) and stipends.
SEC. 2. Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read: Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(2) Develop an application process.(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.69831.In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(a)Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(b)Develop an application process.(c)Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(d)Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(e)Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.69832.Individuals who apply for a scholarship pursuant to this article shall meet both of the following requirements:(a)Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(b)Commit to working as a home health aide for at least five years following completion of the training program.69833.This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
SEC. 2. Article 17 (commencing with Section 69830) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(2) Develop an application process.(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.69831.In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(a)Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(b)Develop an application process.(c)Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(d)Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(e)Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.69832.Individuals who apply for a scholarship pursuant to this article shall meet both of the following requirements:(a)Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(b)Commit to working as a home health aide for at least five years following completion of the training program.69833.This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(2) Develop an application process.(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.69831.In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(a)Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(b)Develop an application process.(c)Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(d)Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(e)Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.69832.Individuals who apply for a scholarship pursuant to this article shall meet both of the following requirements:(a)Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(b)Commit to working as a home health aide for at least five years following completion of the training program.69833.This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act
Article 17. California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act
69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.(2) Develop an application process.(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
69830. (a) The California Home Health Aide Training Scholarship Act is hereby created to be administered by the commission. The purpose of the act is to incentivize enrollment in home health aide training programs.
(b) In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:
(1) Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.
(2) Develop an application process.
(3) Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.
(4) Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.
(5) Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.
(c) A scholarship recipient shall agree to do all of the following:
(1) Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.
(2) Upon completion of the home health aide training program, satisfy the state requirements for certification as a home health aide.
(3) Complete the service requirement of working for three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide.
(4) Repay 25 percent of the total scholarship funds received if the scholarship recipient fails to comply with paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive.
(d) For purposes of subdivision (c), nonperformance of the commitment to work at least three years as a home health aide after becoming a certified home health aide shall be certified by the State Department of Public Health.
(e) This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.
In administering the act, the commission shall do all of the following:
(a)Solicit applications from those interested in training as a home health aide.
(b)Develop an application process.
(c)Award scholarships on a rolling basis to qualified applicants.
(d)Award scholarships to up to 1,000 people.
(e)Award scholarships of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per person to be used for a variety of costs related to the training program, including, but not limited to, tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification, background checks, childcare, and transportation.
Individuals who apply for a scholarship pursuant to this article shall meet both of the following requirements:
(a)Use the scholarship funds for enrollment in a home health aide training program and related costs.
(b)Commit to working as a home health aide for at least five years following completion of the training program.
This article shall be operative upon appropriation by the Legislature.