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NJ S1554
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Turner
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Pathway to Nursing Scholarship Program" to address New Jersey's current and projected nursing shortage by incentivizing healthcare workers to pursue nursing education
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Awards 100 scholarships of $10,000 each to qualified applicants enrolled in associate's, bachelor's, or certificate nursing programs at approved institutions
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Requires applicants to be New Jersey residents, have current or previous healthcare industry experience, be enrolled in an approved nursing program, and submit a written commitment to work as a nurse after completion
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Directs the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), in consultation with the New Jersey Board of Nursing, to develop and administer the program
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Appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to HESAA to fund the scholarship program
Legislative Description
Requires Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to develop pathway to nursing scholarship for health care workers who want to become nurses; appropriates $1 million.
Higher Education
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
1/9/2024