Allied Health Opportunity Act

Bill: 118-s-2304
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-07-13
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Allied Health Opportunity Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the scope of grants that support the allied health workforce and grants that support health profession opportunities for those from disadvantaged backgrounds (i.e., the Health Careers Opportunity Program). Specifically, it expands these programs to expressly include dual or concurrent enrollment programs (i.e., programs that enable high school students to enroll in postsecondary courses and earn transferable credits that apply towards the completion of a postsecondary degree or recognized educational credential.)</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2304 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2023 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to support dual or concurrent enrollment programs in allied health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allied Health Opportunity Act . 2. Awards for allied health and other disciplines Section 755(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294e(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking to individuals who have baccalaureate degrees in health-related sciences ; (2) in the flush text at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (K) those that establish or support a dual or concurrent enrollment program (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) if the dual or concurrent enrollment program— (i) provides outreach on allied health careers requiring an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree, to all high schools served by the local educational agency that is a partner in the partnership offering the dual or concurrent enrollment program; (ii) provides information to high school students about the training requirements and expected salary of allied health professions; and (iii) provides academic and financial aid counseling to students who participate in the dual or concurrent enrollment program. . 3. Supporting dual or concurrent enrollment in the health careers opportunity program Section 739(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 293c(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (J) providing academic and financial aid counseling to support participation in a dual or concurrent enrollment program (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) that leads to an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree in the health professions or academic credits that can be transferred, as indicated through an articulation agreement between 2 or more community colleges or universities, to obtain an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree in the health professions. .