New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9125: Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act"
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act".
From the amended text, September 23, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act". § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 7711 to read as follows: § 7711. SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE EXAMINATION VOUCHER PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH, WITHIN THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION, A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VOUCHERS TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS 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. 2. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VOUCHER UNDER THIS SECTION, AN APPLICANT (B) BE ELIGIBLE TO SIT FOR THE LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER EXAMINATION; AND (C) DEMONSTRATE ANNUAL INCOME AT OR BELOW TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AS UPDATED PERIODICALLY IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION TWO OF SECTION NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF TITLE FORTY-TWO OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND …
Sponsors
- Sam Sutton (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Stephen Chan (R, 17)
- Nathalia Fernandez (D, 34)
- Julia Salazar (D, 18)
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32)
- Lea Webb (D, 52)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 9125A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is S9125?
- S9125 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act".
- What does S9125 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "licensure incentives and fee-support for testing (LIFT) act".
- What is the status of S9125?
- In committee as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 9125A (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9125?
- Sam Sutton (D, 22), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S9125?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9125
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