[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2304 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2304

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to support dual or concurrent 
                 enrollment programs in allied health.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to support dual or concurrent 
                 enrollment programs in allied health.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Allied Health Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 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.''.

SEC. 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.''.
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