3.0.0 2064 2023-01-11T20:27:50Z 2023-01-11T20:27:50Z Senate S S 2007-09-18 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-18T22:01:39Z 2007-09-18 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11665-11667) IntroReferral 2007-09-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11665) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-09-19 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-09-19 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-09-19 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-10-04 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-12-12 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-02-25 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-03-03 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-03-10 False Health Collective bargaining Economics and Public Finance Employee benefit plans Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Higher education Labor and Employment Nurses Nursing education Wages Health 00 2007-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2008-02-21T16:19:19Z 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.

]]> Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2064is/xml/BILLS-110s2064is.xml 2007-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11665-11667) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.