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                                  3049

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

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
  8.  EARLY  MENTORING PROGRAMS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NURSING EDUCA-
TION PROGRAMS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO  NURS-
ING CAREERS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01599-01-5
              

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  S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-h to
read as follows:
  S  91-H.  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.
  S  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.