Plain English Breakdown
The bill states funding amounts are unspecified and depend on future legislative action.
Support Program for New Nursing Graduates
This law requires a state department to run a program that gives money and help to new nursing graduates from community colleges.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to keep running the New Nursing Graduate Support and Placement Program.
- Awards grants to community college associate degree nursing programs so they can give financial aid to recent graduates.
- Provides funds for loan repayment, relocation costs, transportation, housing help, childcare, and other needs.
- Sets rules that say which colleges and students are allowed to get these grants.
- Requires the department to consider labor standards at hospitals before giving out grant money.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Department of Health Care Access and Information
- Community college nursing programs with associate degrees
- Recent graduates from those nursing programs
Terms To Know
- Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act
- The existing law that aims to increase training for primary care workers like nurses and physician assistants.
- Appropriation
- When the Legislature officially sets aside money so a program can be paid for.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not say exactly how much money will be used to fund this program.
- These rules only start if the Legislature votes to provide the necessary funding.
- Future increases in training funds are planned but do not have a set dollar amount yet.