assembly Bill A1842B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure

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    • Passed Assembly
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2017 approval memo.63
signed chap.502
Dec 06, 2017 delivered to governor
Jun 19, 2017 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.429
substituted for a1842b
Jun 19, 2017 substituted by s6768
rules report cal.429
reported
Jun 16, 2017 amend and recommit to rules 1842b
Jun 12, 2017 reported referred to rules
Jun 06, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
May 23, 2017 reported referred to codes
Jan 27, 2017 print number 1842a
Jan 27, 2017 amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 13, 2017 referred to higher education

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A1842 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6768
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6905, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2079
2011-2012: A1977
2013-2014: A3103
2015-2016: A3945

A1842 - Summary

Relates to the formation of a temporary nursing program evaluation commission; requires that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure; exemptions.

A1842 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1842

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MORELLE, JAFFEE, PERRY, MAGNARELLI, ROSENTHAL,
  CUSICK,  GUNTHER,  ORTIZ,   PAULIN,   TITONE,   DINOWITZ,   GOTTFRIED,
  M. G. MILLER,  BENEDETTO, BRONSON, GALEF, COLTON, BRINDISI, SKARTADOS,
  STIRPE, FAHY, SIMANOWITZ, WEPRIN, BLAKE, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI, BARCLAY, BRABENEC, BRAUNSTEIN, CAHILL, COOK,
  CURRAN,  CYMBROWITZ,  DenDEKKER,  ENGLEBRIGHT,   FINCH,   FITZPATRICK,
  GARBARINO,  HEVESI,  HOOPER,  JENNE,  JOHNS,  KOLB,  LAWRENCE, LIFTON,
  LUPARDO, MAGEE, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONALD, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO,  PRETLOW,
  RAIA, RAMOS, RIVERA, STEC, WALTER, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the educational prepa-
  ration for practice of professional nursing

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

  Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and  declares  that  with  the
increasing  complexity  of  the  American  healthcare system and rapidly
expanding technology, the  educational  preparation  of  the  registered
professional  nurse  must  be  expanded. The nurse of the future must be
prepared to partner with multiple  disciplines  as  a  collaborator  and
manager  of  the complex patient care journey. Shorter lengths of stays,
higher patient acuity, and more sophisticated  technologies  and  proce-
dures  are  increasing  the  complexity  of patient care - which in turn
places great  demands  on  nursing  competencies.  Other  countries  are
responding  to these changes by requiring the baccalaureate degree as an
entry requirement for nursing  licensure  while  other  professions  are
demanding  master  and  doctoral  degrees  as their entry point. Several
recent research studies clearly demonstrate the  added  value  of  addi-
tional  education  in  relation  to improved patient outcomes; one study
demonstrates that each ten percent increase in the number  of  baccalau-
reate  prepared  nurses  results  in a five percent decrease in surgical
patient deaths. Therefore, the  legislature  finds  that  expanding  the

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

Co-Sponsors

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A1842A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6768
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6905, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2079
2011-2012: A1977
2013-2014: A3103
2015-2016: A3945

A1842A - Summary

Relates to the formation of a temporary nursing program evaluation commission; requires that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure; exemptions.

A1842A - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1842--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MORELLE, JAFFEE, PERRY, MAGNARELLI, ROSENTHAL,
  CUSICK,  GUNTHER,  ORTIZ,   PAULIN,   TITONE,   DINOWITZ,   GOTTFRIED,
  M. G. MILLER,  BENEDETTO, BRONSON, GALEF, COLTON, BRINDISI, SKARTADOS,
  STIRPE, FAHY, SIMANOWITZ, WEPRIN, BLAKE, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI, BARCLAY, BRABENEC, BRAUNSTEIN, CAHILL, COOK,
  CURRAN,  CYMBROWITZ,  DenDEKKER,  ENGLEBRIGHT,   FINCH,   FITZPATRICK,
  GARBARINO,  HEVESI,  HOOPER,  JENNE,  JOHNS,  KOLB,  LAWRENCE, LIFTON,
  LUPARDO, MAGEE, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONALD, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO,  PRETLOW,
  RAIA, RAMOS, RIVERA, STEC, WALTER, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred
  to  the  Committee  on  Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the educational prepa-
  ration for practice of professional nursing

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

  Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and  declares  that  with  the
increasing  complexity  of  the  American  healthcare system and rapidly
expanding technology, the  educational  preparation  of  the  registered
professional  nurse  must  be  expanded. The nurse of the future must be
prepared to partner with multiple  disciplines  as  a  collaborator  and
manager  of  the complex patient care journey. Shorter lengths of stays,
higher patient acuity, and more sophisticated  technologies  and  proce-
dures  are  increasing  the  complexity  of patient care - which in turn
places great  demands  on  nursing  competencies.  Other  countries  are
responding  to these changes by requiring the baccalaureate degree as an
entry requirement for nursing  licensure  while  other  professions  are
demanding  master  and  doctoral  degrees  as their entry point. Several
recent research studies clearly demonstrate the  added  value  of  addi-
tional  education  in  relation  to improved patient outcomes; one study
demonstrates that each ten percent increase in the number  of  baccalau-

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

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

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A1842B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6768
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6905, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2079
2011-2012: A1977
2013-2014: A3103
2015-2016: A3945

A1842B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the formation of a temporary nursing program evaluation commission; requires that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure; exemptions.

A1842B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1842--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MORELLE, JAFFEE, PERRY, MAGNARELLI, ROSENTHAL,
  CUSICK,  GUNTHER,  ORTIZ,   PAULIN,   TITONE,   DINOWITZ,   GOTTFRIED,
  M. G. MILLER,  BENEDETTO, BRONSON, GALEF, COLTON, BRINDISI, SKARTADOS,
  STIRPE, FAHY,  SIMANOWITZ,  WEPRIN,  BLAKE,  ARROYO,  HARRIS,  THIELE,
  JEAN-PIERRE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. ABINANTI, BARCLAY,
  BRABENEC, BRAUNSTEIN, CAHILL, COOK,  CURRAN,  CYMBROWITZ,  DE LA ROSA,
  DenDEKKER, ENGLEBRIGHT, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GARBARINO, HEVESI, HOOPER,
  JENNE,  JOHNS,  KOLB,  LAWRENCE,  LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MALLIOTAKIS,
  McDONALD,  McDONOUGH,  MONTESANO,  MORINELLO,  PRETLOW,  RAIA,  RAMOS,
  RIVERA,  STEC,  WALTER,  ZEBROWSKI  --  read  once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
  reported and referred to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  reported  and
  referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred
  to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the educational prepa-
  ration for practice of professional nursing; and  the  creation  of  a
  temporary nursing program evaluation commission

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

  Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and  declares  that  with  the
increasing  complexity  of  the  American  healthcare system and rapidly
expanding technology, the  educational  preparation  of  the  registered
professional  nurse  must  be  expanded. The nurse of the future must be
prepared to partner with multiple  disciplines  as  a  collaborator  and
manager  of  the complex patient care journey. Shorter lengths of stays,
higher patient acuity, and more sophisticated  technologies  and  proce-
dures  are  increasing  the  complexity  of patient care - which in turn
places great  demands  on  nursing  competencies.  Other  countries  are
responding  to these changes by requiring the baccalaureate degree as an

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