Bill > A07966

This bill enacts the Nursing Education Support Act of 2025 to address the critical nursing shortage in New York state, particularly focusing on community colleges within the CUNY and SUNY systems. The bill establishes a comprehensive program that will allocate $25 million to support nursing education by expanding student enrollment capacity, hiring additional faculty, modernizing equipment and facilities, providing scholarships to students (especially from underrepresented communities), covering the additional per-semester costs of nursing programs, and creating partnerships with healthcare facilities for clinical training. Community colleges receiving funding will be required to submit annual reports detailing student enrollment, fund usage, and program expansion plans, and the state department will in turn provide an annual public report to state leadership with recommendations for further improving nursing education support. The legislation recognizes that nursing programs are more expensive to run than other academic programs, with an estimated additional $1,000 per student per semester, and aims to create a robust pipeline of skilled nurses to meet the state's projected healthcare workforce needs by 2030.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7966