NY A01864

Creates the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act" establishing a grant program administered by the Education Commissioner to address nursing shortages at public and not-for-profit hospitals and skilled nursing facilities

Authorizes grants for nurse recruitment and retention activities including multi-year commitment bonuses, bonuses for nurses returning after 5+ years away from practice, specialty training, tuition reimbursement for bachelor's or associate nursing degrees, and summer internship stipends

Prioritizes grant funding for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities demonstrating financial need through low or negative operating margins

Provides basic nurse education expansion grants to associate degree nursing schools to increase student enrollment, with preference for schools that recruit multicultural students, offer remedial education, and plan to modernize classrooms with medical error reduction technologies

Establishes nurse education encouragement grants to help nursing schools, hospitals, and professional associations partner with school districts to promote nursing careers to secondary school students