S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1381 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, ADAMS, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT directing the board of regents and the state education department to investigate the scope of nursing education programs and develop a model for improved articulation of the education program for career mobility from one classification to another THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "development of model for articulation and career mobility act". 3 S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby recog- 4 nizes the need to increase the pool of available nursing resources to 5 meet the increased demands on the health care delivery system. The more 6 complex nature of illnesses, constraints on reimbursement, pressuring 7 accelerated treatment and earlier patient discharge, the explosion of 8 technology, and requirements for intense monitoring for quality assur- 9 ance, may be diverting nurses from the bedside into early burnout, 10 retirement or employment elsewhere. The state's nursing education 11 program, encompassing nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and 12 licensed (registered) nurses should be better articulated for career 13 mobility in order to make the nursing profession more attractive to 14 individuals and for recruiting and retaining qualified nurses in the 15 health care delivery system. 16 S 3. The board of regents and the state education department, in 17 consultation with the department of health and leaders in nursing 18 education, shall: 19 (1) investigate current education programs for nurses in all settings, 20 such as high schools, vocational-technical schools, community colleges, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04138-01-3 S. 1381 2 1 universities and hospital-based schools of nursing, to identify the 2 scope of nursing education programs in the state; 3 (2) ensure that the investigation of nursing programs be directed 4 toward identifying current articulation programs, determining which 5 factors contribute to success or failure, and sharing such information 6 with schools; 7 (3) develop a model for articulation and career mobility to enable 8 nurses at every level of the profession to progress to higher levels and 9 advance their professional status by integrating into a recognized nurs- 10 ing curriculum; and 11 (4) develop models for innovative nursing education programs that will 12 encourage flexibility in classroom hours, in education program schedules 13 and through satellite locations, and at clinical practice settings so 14 that individuals throughout the state have greater access to a nursing 15 education program. 16 S 4. The board of regents and the state education department shall 17 present their final findings and recommendations to the legislature on 18 January 1, 2015. 19 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.