Assembly Bill A7128A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the recruit, empower, support, pay, educate, connect and train (RESPECT) nurses act

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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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2021-A7128 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8175
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§669-e, 679-d & 6502, add §§679-c-1, 679-c-2, 679-d-1, 6912 & 6517, Art 14 Part 6 §§694-c - 694-g, Ed L; add §99-oo, St Fin L; add §§2801-i, 2807-mm, 2807-mmm & 2801-j, Pub Health L; amd §212, R & SS L; amd §601, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2027
2011-2012: A1745
2013-2014: A1628
2015-2016: A697
2017-2018: A868
2019-2020: A3670

2021-A7128 - Summary

Enacts the "recruit, empower, support, pay, educate, connect and train (RESPECT) nurses act" for the purpose of supporting current nurses, nursing students, and increasing the number of nurses within the state.

2021-A7128 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7128
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, PAULIN, MAGNARELLI, COLTON,
   THIELE, BRONSON, COOK, RA, J. M. GIGLIO, McDONOUGH --  Multi-Sponsored
   by  --  M. of A.  ABBATE, ABINANTI, PERRY -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the state finance law, in relation  to
   enacting the New York state nursing shortage correction act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state nursing shortage correction act".
   § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 211-b to read as
 follows:
   §  211-B.  STATEWIDE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION PILOT
 INITIATIVES. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED,
 TO  AWARD  FUNDING TO SCHOOLS OF NURSING, OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP PILOT INITIATIVES  TO  IMPROVE  THE
 CAPACITY TO PREPARE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ENTRY AND ADVANCED LEVEL NURS-
 ES. FUNDING MAY BE USED FOR:
   1. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVES THAT EXPAND FACULTY CAPACITY;
   2.  INITIAL  COSTS  RELATED  TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND/OR EXPANDED
 PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL COSTS;
   3. DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL SIMULATION LABORATORIES  IN  BOTH  NEW  AND
 EXISTING PROGRAMS;
   4.  ACADEMIC  AND  CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE THE USE OF EXPERT
 CLINICIANS TO EXPAND FACULTY CAPACITY;
   5. DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF NURSING EDUCATION THAT IS INTERNET-FA-
 CILITATED AND/OR PROVIDED THROUGH SATELLITE COURSE-WORK;
   6. INITIATIVES TO RETAIN RETIRING NURSING  FACULTY  AND  THOSE  EXPERT
 NURSES LEAVING CLINICAL PRACTICE TO FUNCTION IN EDUCATOR ROLES;
   7. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREPARE NURSES FOR AN ACADEMIC CAREER; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09575-01-1
              

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2021-A7128A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8175
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§669-e, 679-d & 6502, add §§679-c-1, 679-c-2, 679-d-1, 6912 & 6517, Art 14 Part 6 §§694-c - 694-g, Ed L; add §99-oo, St Fin L; add §§2801-i, 2807-mm, 2807-mmm & 2801-j, Pub Health L; amd §212, R & SS L; amd §601, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2027
2011-2012: A1745
2013-2014: A1628
2015-2016: A697
2017-2018: A868
2019-2020: A3670

2021-A7128A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "recruit, empower, support, pay, educate, connect and train (RESPECT) nurses act" for the purpose of supporting current nurses, nursing students, and increasing the number of nurses within the state.

2021-A7128A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7128--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, PAULIN, MAGNARELLI, COLTON,
   THIELE, BRONSON, COOK, RA, J. M. GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, WOERNER, LUNSFORD,
   STIRPE, BUTTENSCHON, CLARK, HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   ABBATE,  ABINANTI, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on  Higher  Education
   in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, the state finance law, the public
   health law, the retirement and social security law, and the  tax  law,
   in  relation  to  establishing  the  "recruit,  empower, support, pay,
   educate, connect and train (RESPECT) nurses act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "recruit,
 empower, support, pay, educate, connect and train (RESPECT) nurses act".
   § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of  section  669-e  of  the  education  law,
 subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 329 of the laws of 2018 and subdivi-
 sion  4  as amended by section 1 of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   1. Undergraduate students who are matriculated in an  approved  under-
 graduate   program   leading   to   a  career  in  science,  technology,
 engineering, NURSING or mathematics at a New York state public  institu-
 tion  of  higher  education  for  the purpose of subdivision two of this
 section, or a New York state  private  degree  granting  institution  of
 higher  education  for the purpose of subdivision two-a of this section,
 shall be eligible for an award under this section, provided  the  appli-
 cant:  (a) graduates from a high school located in New York state during
 or after the two thousand thirteen--fourteen school year; and (b) gradu-
 ates within the top ten percent of his or her high school class; and (c)
 enrolls in full-time study each term beginning in the  fall  term  after
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09575-02-2
              

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