HR 5606 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Recruitment and Diversity in Nursing Act of 2002

Introduced Oct 10, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Joe Baca D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 28, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 10, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Recruitment and Diversity in Nursing Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program in which nontraditional nursing students shall contract to serve at least two years at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses after attending an accredited school of nursing on a Federal scholarship. Requires the program to run from FY 2003 to 2004, and permits the Secretary to extend the program thereafter.

Sets a maximum figure of 25 percent of the number of scholarships that may be used for training in advanced degree programs. Allows a recipient to complete a period of service on a part-time basis under certain conditions.

Applies certain provisions applicable to the National Health Service Corps Program to the nursing scholarship program. Directs the Secretary to give preference in entering into contracts in such program to individuals in financial need.

Requires the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to carry out nursing awareness and recruitment programs in elementary schools and secondary schools. States that the program shall run from FY 2003 to 2004, and permits the Secretary to extend the program thereafter. Requires that of the schools in which a beneficiary conducts awareness and recruitment programs, at least half must have a high percentage of nontraditional students. Prohibits any grant for nursing awareness and recruitment programs from lasting for a period of more than three years.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 10, 2002 to Oct 16, 2002, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 10, 2002
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalOct 10, 2002
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalOct 10, 2002
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaOct 16, 2002
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOct 16, 2002
D-TXRuben HinojosaOct 16, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 28, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Oct 10, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Oct 10, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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