Assembly Bill A2027

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction 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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2009-A2027 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1416
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §211-b, Lab L; add §91-h, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1745, S181
2013-2014: A1628, S2270
2015-2016: A697, S3049
2017-2018: A868
2019-2020: A3670
2021-2022: A7128

2009-A2027 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; creates statewide nursing recruitment incentive and retention pilot initiatives; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention account.

2009-A2027 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2027

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN, GUNTHER, LUPARDO, TITONE, STIRPE, LIFTON,
  PAULIN, DESTITO, JACOBS, PHEFFER, MAGNARELLI, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   BOYLAND, KELLNER, WEINSTEIN --  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".
  S 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 211-b to read as
follows:
  S 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.
                                                           LBD04724-01-9

              

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