Senate Bill S2681

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2017" to provide for grants to certain hospitals, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3614, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2542
2011-2012: S1145
2013-2014: S2640
2015-2016: S1407
2019-2020: S3796

2017-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2017" to provide for grants from the state commissioner of education to public and not-for-profit hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention costs and activities as described herein.

2017-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2681
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, BRESLIN, DIAZ, MONTGOMERY, PERKINS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "Nurse of
   Tomorrow Act of 2017" to provide for grants to public and not-for-pro-
   fit  hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools and other entities
   for nurse recruitment, education and retention costs and activities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2017".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3614 to read
 as follows:
   § 3614. NURSE OF TOMORROW NURSE RECRUITMENT, EDUCATION  AND  RETENTION
 INCENTIVE  PROGRAM.   1. NURSE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION GRANTS.  A. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD GRANTS TO PUBLIC AND  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  HOSPITALS
 AND  SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES IN NURS-
 ING PERSONNEL TO BE UTILIZED TOWARD THE PAYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING COSTS:
   (I) PROVIDING SALARY BONUSES FOR NURSES WHO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO  WORK
 IN THE HOSPITAL OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY FOR A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD;
   (II)  PROVIDING SALARY BONUSES FOR NURSES WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PRACTICING
 NURSING FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND WHO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
 WORK IN THE HOSPITAL OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY FOR A MULTI-YEAR  PERI-
 OD;
   (III)  PROVIDING  SKILLS  TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF NURSES TO
 BECOME CERTIFIED IN CLINICAL SPECIALTY AREAS EXPERIENCING  SHORTAGES  IN
 THE HOSPITAL OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY;
   (IV)  PROVIDING  GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE NURSES TO UPGRADE THEIR SKILLS TO
 ENABLE THEM TO WORK IN CLINICAL SPECIALTY AREAS  EXPERIENCING  SHORTAGES
 IN THE HOSPITAL OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06270-01-7
              

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