S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3190--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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 directing the board of regents and the state education department
to investigate the scope of nursing education programs and develop a
model for improved articulation of the education program for career
mobility from one classification to another
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 "development of model for articulation and career mobility act".
S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby recog-
nizes the need to increase the pool of available nursing resources to
meet the increased demands on the health care delivery system. The more
complex nature of illnesses, constraints on reimbursement, pressuring
accelerated treatment and earlier patient discharge, the explosion of
technology, and requirements for intense monitoring for quality assur-
ance, may be diverting nurses from the bedside into early burnout,
retirement or employment elsewhere. The state's nursing education
program, encompassing nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and
licensed (registered) nurses should be better articulated for career
mobility in order to make the nursing profession more attractive to
individuals and for recruiting and retaining qualified nurses in the
health care delivery system.
S 3. The board of regents and the state education department, in
consultation with the department of health shall:
(1) investigate current education programs for nurses in all settings,
such as high schools, vocational-technical schools, community colleges
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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and universities, to identify the scope of nursing education programs in
the state;
(2) ensure that the investigation of nursing programs be directed
toward identifying current articulation programs, determining which
factors contribute to success or failure, and sharing such information
with schools;
(3) develop a model for articulation and career mobility to enable
nurses at every level of the profession to progress to higher levels and
advance their professional status by integrating into a recognized nurs-
ing curriculum; and
(4) develop models for innovative nursing education programs that will
encourage flexibility in classroom hours, in education program schedules
and through satellite locations, and at clinical practice settings so
that individuals throughout the state have greater access to a nursing
education program.
S 4. The board of regents and the state education department shall
present their final findings and recommendations to the legislature on
January 1, 2011.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.