Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 14, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7745-7747)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a Nurse Faculty Education Program to ensure an adequate supply of nurse faculty through awarding grants to eligible entities to: (1) hire new faculty, retain existing faculty, and purchase educational resources; (2) increase enrollment and graduation rates for students from doctoral programs; and (3) assist graduates in serving as nurse faculty in schools of nursing. Requires the Comptroller General to report on activities to increase participation in the nurse educator program.
Requires the Secretary to establish a program to provide Geriatric Academic Career Awards to promote the career development of eligible individuals as geriatric nurse faculty.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Nurse and Physical Therapist Distance Education Pilot Program to award grants for activities to increase accessibility to nursing and physical therapy education, including to: (1) assist individuals in rural areas who want to study nursing or physical therapy; (2) promote the study of nursing and physical therapy at all educational levels; (3) establish additional slots for nursing and physical therapy students at existing schools and programs; and (4) establish new nursing and physical therapy education programs at institutions of higher education
Requires the Secretary to: (1) report on the country of origin or professional school of origin of newly licensed nurses and physical therapists in each state; and (2) contract with the Institute of Medicine to study the nursing and physical therapy workforce.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2007 to Aug 3, 2007, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Jun 14, 2007 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Jun 14, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jun 14, 2007 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Jun 14, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 14, 2007 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Aug 3, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7745-7747)
- Jun 14, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7745)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- College teachers
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Federal aid to education
- Geriatrics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Higher education
- Mentoring
- Minorities
- Minorities in medicine
- Minority education
- Nurses
- Nursing education
- Physical therapy
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
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