S1560-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
• Jan 10, 2011: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

S1560-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1560

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to mandatory continuing
education for nurses

PURPOSE:
To promote competence and accountability in nurses by requiring
registered professional nurses to complete 45 hours of continuing
education every 3 years.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill amends the education law by adding a new section 6911 to
require registered professional nurses to complete 45 hours of
continuing education in each triennial registration period.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation will mandate continuing education for nurses at a
minimum of 45 hours of acceptable formal continuing education ever
y three years. This requirement will provide nurses with the most
current educational information in their field and ensure that they
continue high levels of professional competence.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12 S.3738; 2009-10 S 1769; 2007-08, S.3900; 2005-2006, S.2964;
2003-2004, S.2559; 2001-2002, S.3107.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Nurses will pay a $45 fee to the State Education Department to cover
the administrative costs associated with implementing this
requirement.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

S1560-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    1560

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 10, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

  AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to providing  tenants
    of residential real property with voter registration forms

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
  238-a to read as follows:

    S  238-A.  VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS. 1. EVERY TENANT WHO ENTERS INTO A
  LEASE TO RENT RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE  SHALL
  BE  PROVIDED WITH ANY FORMS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE VOTER REGISTRA-
  TION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE FIVE OF THE ELECTION LAW.    SUCH
  FORMS SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE LANDLORD OR THE LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIVE
  AT  THE  TIME  SUCH LEASE IS SIGNED AND DELIVERED BY THE LANDLORD OR THE
  LANDLORD'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE TENANT OR THE TENANT'S  REPRESENTATIVE,
  WHETHER IN PERSON OR BY MAIL.
    2. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  PERSONS  WHO RENT RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY IN THIS
  STATE ALL FORMS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
  SECTION.
    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
  have become a law.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00808-01-1