Bill Text: NY A01628 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to higher education [A01628 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01628-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1628
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, TITONE, LIFTON, PAULIN, JACOBS,
         MAGNARELLI,  COLTON,  WEISENBERG, THIELE, STEVENSON, BRONSON -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABINANTI, BOYLAND, KELLNER -- 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:
    1    Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
    2  state nursing shortage correction act".
    3    S 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 211-b to read as
    4  follows:
    5    S 211-B. STATEWIDE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND  RETENTION  PILOT
    6  INITIATIVES.  THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED,
    7  TO AWARD FUNDING TO SCHOOLS OF NURSING, OTHER  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS
    8  AND  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP PILOT INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE
    9  CAPACITY TO PREPARE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ENTRY AND ADVANCED LEVEL NURS-
   10  ES. FUNDING MAY BE USED FOR:
   11    1. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVES THAT EXPAND FACULTY CAPACITY;
   12    2. INITIAL COSTS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT  OF  NEW  AND/OR  EXPANDED
   13  PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL COSTS;
   14    3.  DEVELOPMENT  OF  CLINICAL  SIMULATION LABORATORIES IN BOTH NEW AND
   15  EXISTING PROGRAMS;
   16    4. ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE THE  USE  OF  EXPERT
   17  CLINICIANS TO EXPAND FACULTY CAPACITY;
   18    5. DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF NURSING EDUCATION THAT IS INTERNET-FA-
   19  CILITATED AND/OR PROVIDED THROUGH SATELLITE COURSE-WORK;
   20    6.  INITIATIVES  TO  RETAIN  RETIRING NURSING FACULTY AND THOSE EXPERT
   21  NURSES LEAVING CLINICAL PRACTICE TO FUNCTION IN EDUCATOR ROLES;
   22    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.
                                                                  LBD02449-01-3
       A. 1628                             2
    1    8. EARLY MENTORING PROGRAMS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS,  NURSING  EDUCA-
    2  TION  PROGRAMS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO NURS-
    3  ING CAREERS.
    4    S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-h to
    5  read as follows:
    6    S 91-H. NEW YORK STATE NURSING  RECRUITMENT  INCENTIVE  AND  RETENTION
    7  ACCOUNT.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE
    8  STATE COMPTROLLER AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  AN
    9  ACCOUNT IN THE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW
   10  YORK STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION ACCOUNT.
   11    2.  SUCH  ACCOUNT SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CONTRIB-
   12  UTIONS, DONATIONS AND OTHER MONEYS CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO  FROM
   13  ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   14    3.  MONEYS  OF THE ACCOUNT, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE
   15  MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND
   16  RETENTION PROGRAM. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE ACCOUNT ON THE  AUDIT
   17  AND  WARRANT  OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED
   18  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   19    S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
   20  the  date  on  which it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately,
   21  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
   22  sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
   23  authorized and directed to be made and completed by the commissioner  of
   24  education  in  consultation  with the commissioner of labor on or before
   25  such effective date.