New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A10094 — Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

Establishes a voucher program for low-income individuals to cover social work licensure exam costs.

The bill creates a program that provides vouchers to low-income individuals for the social work licensure exam. This support is available for all attempts at the exam, aiming to help more people become licensed social workers.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means that low-income individuals seeking careers in social work may receive financial support for their licensure exams.

Summary

Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"; establishes the social work licensure examination voucher program to provide low-income individuals vouchers to cover the cost of the examination, regardless of the number of examination attempts, required for licensure as a licensed master social worker or licensed clinical social worker.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. PRINT NUMBER 10094A

  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

  3. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does A10094 do?
Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"; establishes the social work licensure examination voucher program to provide low-income individuals vouchers to cover the cost of the examination, regardless of the number of examination attempts, required for licensure as a licensed master social worker or licensed clinical social worker.
Who sponsors A10094?
A10094 is sponsored by Sam Berger.
What is the current status of A10094?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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