,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,casey 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,vii ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize 
assi/ance = increas+ work=ce div]sity 9 
! pr(essions ( physical !rapy1          
occupational !rapy1 audiology1 &        
spee*-language pa?ology1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,alli$ ,heal? ,work=ce     
,div]sity ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,increas+  
work=ce div]sity 9 ! pr(essions (       
physical !rapy1 occupational !rapy1     
audiology1 & spee*-language pa?ology    
,title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ "p  
,g 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;j et seq47 z "p  
,h2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] "p ,f 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et seq47 ! foll[+ new   
"p3  ,g ,increas+ work=ce div]sity 9 !  

pr(essions ( physical !rapy1            
occupational !rapy1 audiology1 &        
spee*-language pa?ology  #ghc4          
,s*ol>%ips & /ip5ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y may aw>d grants & contracts to
 eligible entities to increase          
educational opportunities 9 ! pr(essions
 ( physical !rapy1 occupational !rapy1  
audiology1 & spee*-language pa?ology =  
eligible individuals by--  7#a7 provid+ 
/ud5t s*ol>%ips or /ip5ds1 includ+ =--  
7,a7 completion ( an accel]at$ degree   
program2  7,b7 completion ( an          
associate's1 ba*elor's1 ma/]'s1 or      
doctoral degree program2 &  7,c7 entry  
by a diploma or associate's degree      
practition] into a bridge or degree     
completion program2  7#b7 provid+       
assi/ance = completion ( pr]equisite    
c\rses or o!r prep>ation necess>y =     
acceptance = enrollm5t 9 ! eligible     
entity2 &  7#c7 c>ry+ out activities to 
increase ! ret5tion ( /ud5ts 9 "o or m  
programs 9 ! pr(essions ( physical      
!rapy1 occupational !rapy1 audiology1 & 

spee*-language pa?ology4  7b7           
,consid]ation ( recomm5dations ,9 c>ry+ 
out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
take into consid]ation ! recomm5dations 
( national organizations repres5t+ !    
pr(essions ( physical !rapy1            
occupational !rapy1 audiology1 &        
spee*-language pa?ology1 includ+ !      
,am]ican ,physical ,!rapy ,association1 
! ,am]ican ,occupational ,!rapy         
,association1 ! ,am]ican                
,spee*-,language-,he>+ ,association1 !  
,am]ican ,academy ( ,audiology1 & !     
,academy ( ,doctors ( ,audiology4  7c7  
,requir$ in=mation & conditions = aw>d  
recipi5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
may require recipi5ts ( aw>ds "u ?is    
section to report to ! ,secret>y conc]n+
 ! annual admission1 ret5tion1 &        
graduation rates = eligible individuals 
9 programs ( ! recipi5t lead+ to a      
degree 9 any ( ! pr(essions ( physical  
!rapy1 occupational !rapy1 audiology1 & 
spee*-language pa?ology4  7#b7 ,fall+   
rates ,if any ( ! rates report$ by a    

recipi5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 fall bel[ !   
av]age = su* recipi5t ov] ! two ye>s    
prec$+ ! ye> cov]$ by ! report1 !       
recipi5t %all provide ! ,secret>y )     
plans = imm$iately improv+ su* rates4   
7#c7 ,ineligibility ,a recipi5t describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all be ineligible =   
cont9u$ fund+ "u ?is section if ! plan (
 ! recipi5t fails to improve ! rates )9 
! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date su* plan
 is implem5t$4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entities ,! t]m 
eligible entity means an education      
program t--  7,a7 is accr$it$ by-- 7i7 !
 ,c\ncil on ,academic ,accr$itation 9   
,audiology & ,spee*-,language ,pa?ology 
or ! ,accr$itation ,commission =        
,audiology ,education2  7ii7 !          
,commission on ,accr$itation 9 ,physical
 ,!rapy ,education2 or  7iii7 !         
,accr$itation ,c\ncil = ,occupational   
,!rapy ,education2 &  7,b7 is c>ry+ out 
a program = recruit+ & reta9+ /ud5ts    
und]repres5t$ 9 ! pr(essions ( physical 
!rapy1 occupational !rapy1 audiology1 & 

spee*-language pa?ology 7includ+ racial 
or e?nic m9orities1 or /ud5ts f         
disadvantag$ backgr\nds74  7#b7         
,eligible individual ,! t]m eligible    
individual means an individual :o-- 7,a7
 is a memb] ( a class ( p]sons :o are   
und]repres5t$ 9 ! pr(essions ( physical 
!rapy1 occupational !rapy1 audiology1 & 
spee*-language pa?ology 7includ+        
individuals :o are racial or e?nic      
m9orities1 individuals f disadvantag$   
backgr\nds1 or individuals ) a          
disability 7z def9$ 9 section #c7a7 ( ! 
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij1 
or :o h an individualiz$ education      
program1 z def9$ 9 section #fjb ( !     
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act1 are cov]$ "u section #ejd ( !     
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc1 or h o!r  
docum5tation e/abli%+ ! /ud5t's         
disability 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section
 #c ( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act (
 #aiij7772  7,b7 has a f9ancial ne$ = a 
s*ol>%ip or /ip5d2 &  7,c7 is enroll$   
7or accept$ = enrollm5t7 at an          

audiology1 spee*-language pa?ology1     
physical !rapy1 or occupational !rapy   
program z a full-"t /ud5t at an eligible
 entity4  7e7 ,supplem5t n supplant     
,funds aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be us$ 
to supplem5t1 & n supplant1 o!r funds   
available to c>ry out ! activities      
describ$ 9 ?is section4  7f7            
,au?orization ( ,appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ! fir/ fiscal  
ye> comm5c+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !  
,alli$ ,heal? ,work=ce ,div]sity ,act ( 
#bjai & ea* ( ! #d succe$+ fiscal ye>s4 
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