Assembly Bill A646

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program

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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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2011-A646 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2908
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §605, add §671-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7102, S1513
2013-2014: A1630
2015-2016: A1136
2017-2018: A503
2019-2020: A3603
2021-2022: A5207
2023-2024: A4289

2011-A646 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered professional nurses and certified nurse practitioners who are in a masters or doctoral program and agree to teach nursing for one year for each year such incentive is awarded.

2011-A646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   646

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  establishing  a  New
  York  state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced
  degrees in nursing

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

  Section 1. Section 605 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  NEW  YORK STATE NURSING FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM. A.
PURPOSE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF EDUCATORS AND ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY TEACHING
IN  A  FIELD  OF  NURSING EDUCATION IN NEW YORK STATE. SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS
SHALL BE AWARDED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL NURSES WITH PREVIOUS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN NURSING AND WHO
DEMONSTRATE ACADEMIC MERIT FOR ADMISSION TO MASTERS OR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
IN NURSING WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE RECIPIENT'S PROFICIENCY AS  A  NURSING
EDUCATOR.  PREFERENCE  SHALL  BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED AS
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES, WILL ATTEND  SUCH  MASTERS  OR  DOCTORAL
PROGRAM  FULL-TIME  AND  WHOSE  COST TO ATTEND SUCH PROGRAM IS PARTIALLY
UNDERWRITTEN A MINIMUM OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT BY AGREEMENT WITH A COMMU-
NITY AGENCY, HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND/OR APPROVED NURSING PROGRAM.
  B. ELIGIBILITY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION,  APPLICANTS  SHALL  AGREE  TO SERVE, UPON COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE
PROGRAM, AS NURSING EDUCATORS OR AS ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY IN APPROVED
NURSING PROGRAMS WITHIN NEW YORK STATE THAT LEAD TO LICENSURE IN NURSING
UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.  APPLICANTS SHALL
SERVE THE EQUIVALENT OF NINE MONTHS FULL-TIME SERVICE IN  SUCH  PROGRAMS
FOR  EACH  ANNUAL  AWARD RECEIVED BY THE RECIPIENT, BUT NO LESS THAN TWO
ACADEMIC YEARS. SUCH SERVICE  SHALL  BE  COMPLETED  AND  APPORTIONED  IN

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

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