(2) REQUIREDCOLLABORATION.—Entities car-
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rying out or overseeing programs carried out with
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assistance provided under this section shall dem-
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onstrate collaboration with accredited schools of
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nursing which may include community colleges and
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other academic institutions providing associate,
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bachelor’s, or advanced nursing degree programs or
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specialty training or certification programs.
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(f) USEOFFUNDS.—Amounts awarded to an entity
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under a grant under this section shall be used for the fol-
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lowing:
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(1) To carry out programs that provide edu-
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cation and training to establish nursing career lad-
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ders to educate incumbent health care workers to be-
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come nurses (including certified nurse assistants, li-
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censed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses,
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and registered nurses). Such programs shall include
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one or more of the following:
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(A) Preparing incumbent workers to return
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to the classroom through English -as-a-second
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language education, GED education, pre-college
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counseling, college preparation classes, and sup-
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port with entry level college classes that are a
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prerequisite to nursing.
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(B) Providing tuition assistance with pref-
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erence for dedicated cohort classes in commu-
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nity colleges, universities, accredited schools of
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nursing with supportive services including tu-
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toring and counseling.
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(C) Providing assistance in preparing for
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and meeting all nursing licensure tests and re-
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quirements.
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(D) Carrying out orientation and
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mentorship programs that assist newly grad-
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uated nurses in adjusting to working at the
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bedside to ensure their retention
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postgraduation, and ongoing programs to sup-
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port nurse retention.
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(E) Providing stipends for release time and
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continued health care coverage to enable incum-
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bent health care workers to participate in these
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programs.
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(2) To carry out programs that assist nurses in
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obtaining advanced degrees and completing specialty
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training or certification programs and to establish
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incentives for nurses to assume nurse faculty posi-
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tions on a part-time or full-time basis. Such pro-
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grams shall include one or more of the following:
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(A) Increasing the pool of nurses with ad-
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vanced degrees who are interested in teaching
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by funding programs that enable incumbent
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nurses to return to school.
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(B) Establishing incentives for advanced
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degree bedside nurses who wish to teach in
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nursing programs so they can obtain a leave
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from their bedside position to assume a full- or
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part-time position as adjunct or full-time fac-
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ulty without the loss of salary or benefits.
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(C) Collaboration with accredited schools
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of nursing which may include community col-
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leges and other academic institutions providing
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associate, bachelor’s, or advanced nursing de-
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gree programs, or specialty training or certifi-
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cation programs, for nurses to carry out innova-
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tive nursing programs which meet the needs of
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bedside nursing and health care providers.
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(g) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this
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section the Secretary shall give preference to programs
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that—
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(1) provide for improving nurse retention;
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(2) provide for improving the diversity of the
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new nurse graduates to reflect changes in the demo-
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graphics of the patient population;
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(3) provide for improving the quality of nursing
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education to improve patient care and safety;
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(4) have demonstrated success in upgrading in-
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cumbent health care workers to become nurses or
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which have established effective programs or pilots
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to increase nurse faculty; or
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(5) are modeled after or affiliated with such
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programs described in paragraph (4).
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(h) EVALUATION.—
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(1) PROGRAMEVALUATIONS.—An entity that
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receives a grant under this section shall annually
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evaluate, and submit to the Secretary a report on,
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the activities carried out under the grant and the
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outcomes of such activities. Such outcomes may in-
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clude—
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This bill has been written, in one form or another, for twenty years.
Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
And, oh by the way, "ANY PERSON" also means the elderly -- under the 14th amendment, you CANNOT make choices amongst groups or individuals about who would receive - or be denied - health care. ALL must be treated equally.
So not only is this provision blantantly unconstitutional, it would also be unconstitutional to have a separate health plan for congress and the President.
They's gonna has to prove they's hirin' minorities.