House
Dec 8, 2021Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021
Summary
Official
Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2021 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to accredited education programs to increase diversity in the physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology professions. Grants may be used to provide scholarships or to support recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups.
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(5/18/21)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
BR
Mr. RUSH
(D) IL – 1
Cosponsors (31)
Topics
Latest Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.
Dec 8, 2021