Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 18, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11665-11667)
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 18, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a partnership grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out comprehensive programs to provide education to nurses and create a pipeline to nursing for incumbent ancillary healthcare workers who wish to advance their careers.
Includes as eligible to receive a grant: (1) a healthcare entity that is jointly administered by a healthcare employer and a labor union representing its employees and that carries out activities using labor management training funds; (2) an entity that operates a training program that is jointly administered by one or more healthcare providers or facilities, or a trade association of healthcare providers, and one or more organizations that represent the interests of direct care healthcare workers or staff nurses who have direct input as to the organization's leadership; or (3) a state training partnership program that consists of nonprofit organizations that include equal participation from industry and labor organizations including joint labor-management training programs.
Requires a healthcare employer, to be eligible for a grant, to demonstrate that it: (1) has an established program within its facility to encourage the retention of existing nurses; (2) provides wages and benefits to its nurses that are competitive for its market or that have been collectively bargained with a labor organization; and (3) provides support for programs funded under this Act through specified mechanisms.
Sets forth requirements for matching funds, collaboration with nursing schools, types of programs funded, types to be provided preference, and program evaluations.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2007 to Mar 10, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 10, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11665-11667)
- Sep 18, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11665)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
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- Sep 18, 2007Introduced in Senate
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