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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 554 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 850 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Julian Cyr |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to nursing career pathways in long term care. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and Islands 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 554 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 850 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 850) of Julian Cyr for legislation to |
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| 19 | 19 | | ensure that students who are enrolled in and pursuing a nursing career program of higher |
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| 20 | 20 | | education shall be eligible for career pathway financial assistance. Health Care Financing. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to nursing career pathways in long term care. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, Section 179 of Chapter 77 of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Acts of 2023 is amended by adding after “provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3expended for the establishment of a career pathway program to support certified nurses’ aides, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4home health aides, homemakers and other entry-level workers in long-term care facilities to |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5become licensed practical nurses” the following:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 “or registered nurses, or for licensed practical nurses in long term care facilities to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7become registered nurses; provided further that students from the commonwealth who: (i) are |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education at a public community college in the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9commonwealth or (ii) a Practical Nursing Program at a Career/Vocational Technical Education |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10School shall be eligible for this career pathway financial assistance.” |
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