S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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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:
    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
   23    8.  EARLY  MENTORING PROGRAMS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NURSING EDUCA-
   24  TION PROGRAMS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO  NURS-
   25  ING CAREERS.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 91-h to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  91-H.  NEW  YORK  STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION
    4  ACCOUNT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN  THE  JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE
    5  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND FINANCE AN
    6  ACCOUNT IN THE MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW
    7  YORK STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION ACCOUNT.
    8    2. SUCH ACCOUNT SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  FROM  CONTRIB-
    9  UTIONS,  DONATIONS AND OTHER MONEYS CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM
   10  ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   11    3. MONEYS OF THE ACCOUNT, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY  THE  LEGISLATURE
   12  MAY BE EXPENDED FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NURSING RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND
   13  RETENTION  PROGRAM. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE ACCOUNT ON THE AUDIT
   14  AND WARRANT OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED  OR  APPROVED
   15  BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   16    S  4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
   17  the date on which it shall have become a law.    Effective  immediately,
   18  the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
   19  sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
   20  authorized  and directed to be made and completed by the commissioner of
   21  education in consultation with the commissioner of labor  on  or  before
   22  such effective date.