New York A 7203: Enacts the "New York state nurse employment, enhancement and dignity act"

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A07203 Summary:

BILL NOA07203 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRSimon, Levenberg, Davila, Lucas, Williams, Gonzalez-Rojas, Zaccaro, Forrest, Tapia

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §130, Civ Serv L; amd §606, Tax L; add §679-k, amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

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Enacts the "New York state nurse employment, enhancement and dignity act" to provide hazard pay to nurses during a state disaster emergency, an annual tax credit for nurses, a student loan forgiveness program for nurses, and preferential school admission for nurses.

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BILL NOA07203 

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03/21/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7203

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SIMON, LEVENBERG, DAVILA,
 LUCAS, WILLIAMS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ZACCARO, FORREST -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the civil service law, the tax law and the education
 law, in relation to enacting the "New York state nurse employment,
 enhancement and dignity act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York state nurse employment, enhancement and dignity act".
 3 § 2. Legislative Findings. The profession of nursing is critical to
 4 the general health and safety of the residents of the state of New York
 5 and the need for nurses has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 6 The nursing shortage and high attrition rates for nursing titles nega-
 7 tively impacts patients and staff and serves to undermine the quality of
 8 care in this state. The educational requirements for licensure into
 9 certain nursing titles has served as a practical and financial barrier
 10 to too many aspiring health care professionals. As an employer and the
 11 entity charged with the care of the state's most vulnerable, New York
 12 state must lead the way in making this profession more accessible and
 13 attractive so as to ensure the quality and continuity of care for New
 14 York's most at-risk citizens.
 15 § 3. Subdivision 14 of section 130 of the civil service law is renum-
 16 bered subdivision 15 and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as
 17 follows:
 18 14. Hazard duty payments to nurses during a state emergency disaster
 19 declaration. (a) Any professional or practical nurse, nurse practi-
 20 tioner, or clinical nurse specialist recognized in accordance with
 21 sections six thousand nine hundred five, six thousand nine hundred six,
 22 six thousand nine hundred ten and six thousand nine hundred eleven of
 23 the education law who is employed by the state and provides services in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11047-01-5

 A. 7203 2

 1 a licensed medical care or other state-operated agency or facility
 2 during any state disaster emergency declared pursuant to article
 3 two-B of the executive law to provide for the health, safety and welfare
 4 of the public shall be awarded a hazardous duty differential.
 5 (b) A hazardous duty differential under this subdivision shall be
 6 twenty-five hundred dollars. The hazard pay differential provided in
 7 this subdivision shall be in addition to and shall not be part of an
 8 employee's basic annual salary, and shall not affect or impair any
 9 performance advancement payments, performance awards, longevity payments
 10 or other rights or benefits to which an employee may be entitled under
 11 the provisions of this chapter, provided, however, that any differential
 12 payable pursuant to this subdivision shall be included as compensation
 13 for retirement purposes. Employees eligible for the hazard duty
 14 payments authorized by this subdivision shall also receive thirty-five
 15 hours of additional vacation time accrual. The director of the budget
 16 shall adopt regulations to carr