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HI HB2221

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2022

Primary Sponsor

Gregg Takayama

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $3,000,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to address Hawaii's nursing workforce shortage resulting from increased demand during the coronavirus pandemic

  • Provides education grants to qualified nursing students who represent underrepresented persons in nursing, including Native Hawaiians and other ethnic backgrounds

  • Funds full-time equivalent permanent nursing faculty positions across the University of Hawaii system

  • Allocates funds for twenty new lecturers per semester in fiscal year 2022-2023 to provide transition to nursing faculty practice training

  • Supports nursing professional development programs including workforce needs projections, lifelong learning opportunities, and clinical education capacity improvements

Legislative Description

Relating To The Nursing Workforce.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Referred to HHH, HET, FIN, referral sheet 3

1/28/2022

Committee Referrals

Health, Human Services, & Homelessness1/28/2022

Full Bill Text

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