Weekly Update - May 23rd

May 23, 2024


 
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Dear Neighbors,

I hope this correspondence finds you well. I want to wish you and your family a safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend! This week's newsletter topics include:

  • Expanding Health Care and Forgiving Student Loans
  • More Aid For Norwalk Schools
  • Major Public Acts Passed in 2024
  • Flying High at the Capitol
  • Out and About 

Travis
 
EXPANDING HEALTH CARE AND FORGIVING STUDENT LOANS
Connecticut is launching a new program that will expand health care to underserved communities while forgiving the student loans of health care workers.

The

Connecticut Student Loan Repayment Program incentivizes eligible healthcare providers to practice full-time in underserved Connecticut communities for at least two years by offering up to $50,000 in student loan repayments. Part-time options are also available for $12,500 per year over two years, totaling $25,000.

The program offers a unique advantage in that it allows federal and private student loan debt to be repaid, expanding the eligible talent pool that can participate.
The following healthcare jobs are eligible for this new statewide initiative:
  • MDs and DOs in Family Practice, General Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB/GYN
  • APRNs, including Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, and Psychiatric Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Registered Nurses
  • Dentists and Dental Hygienists
  • Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Core Behavioral Health Providers, including Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors
  • Pharmacists

This great program will recruit and retain new healthcare workers, forgive the student loans of these heroes, and reduce health disparities across our state - a major win for all Connecticut residents.
 
The state will begin accepting applications on Wednesday. Click here to learn how to apply
 
MORE AID FOR NORWALK SCHOOLS
We're getting it done for Norwalk Schools! More than $120 million in air quality grants were awarded to 48 school districts throughout Connecticut. Norwalk received more funding than any other district.
MAJOR PUBLIC ACTS PASSED IN 2024
Please click on the image below for summaries compiled by the Office of Legislative Research with the assistance of the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA). They briefly describe the most significant, far-reaching, and publicly debated acts adopted by the General Assembly during the 2024 regular session.
 
FLYING HIGH AT THE CAPITOL
The Haitian Flag flies high at the Connecticut State Capitol! It was raised on Friday. Saturday was Haitian Flag Day. May, as you know, is Haitian Heritage Month!
 
OUT AND ABOUT
I was proud to support, and compete in the Fairfield County 5K Corporate Fun Run for charity at Sherwood Island Park in Westport on Wednesday. 
 
My wife Sandra and I had the honor of attending the Mayor's Ball at the Italian Center in Stamford last Saturday to support Person-to-Person and the Norwalk Housing Foundation.
 

I attended a recent Y.L.T.R.A.P.P.E.D event where I was proud to present young ladies with college scholarship funds. To read more about Young Ladies Taking Responsibility And Portraying Proper Educational Development, please click HERE.

As always, feel free to call me at 1-800-842-8267 or email me at Travis.Simms@cga.ct.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Also, please like my official Facebook Page for regular updates.

Sincerely,

Travis Simms
State Representative
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