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                                    868
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, TITONE, LIFTON, PAULIN, MAGNAR-
   ELLI,  COLTON,  THIELE, BRONSON, JAFFEE, COOK, RA, RAIA, GIGLIO, McDO-
   NOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  ABINANTI,  CURRAN,
   McKEVITT,  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.
              

                                                            LBD02526-01-7

 A. 868                              2
 
   8.  EARLY  MENTORING PROGRAMS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NURSING EDUCA-
 TION PROGRAMS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO  NURS-
 ING CAREERS.
   §  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-g to
 read as follows:
   § 91-G. NEW YORK STATE NURSING  RECRUITMENT  INCENTIVE  AND  RETENTION
 ACCOUNT.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE
 STATE COMPTROLLER AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  AN
 ACCOUNT IN THE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW
 YORK STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION ACCOUNT.
   2.  SUCH  ACCOUNT SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CONTRIB-
 UTIONS, DONATIONS AND OTHER MONEYS CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO  FROM
 ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   3.  MONEYS  OF THE ACCOUNT, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE
 MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND
 RETENTION PROGRAM. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE ACCOUNT ON THE  AUDIT
 AND  WARRANT  OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the  date  on  which it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized and directed to be made and completed by the commissioner  of
 education  in  consultation  with the commissioner of labor on or before
 such effective date.