NY A 5553
in committeeEstablishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 5553 pass?
Not yet. NY A 5553 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
What is NY A 5553 about?
Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; provides such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered professional nurses and certified nurse practitioners who are in a masters or doctoral program and agree to teach nursing for one year for each year such incentive is awarded.
Who sponsors NY A 5553?
Phara Souffrant Forrest is the primary sponsor of NY A 5553, joined by 12 cosponsors.
Description
Establishes the New York state nursing faculty scholarship incentive program for advanced degrees in nursing; provides such incentives shall be awarded annually, on a competitive basis, to registered professional nurses and certified nurse practitioners who are in a masters or doctoral program and agree to teach nursing for one year for each year such incentive is awarded.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Phara Souffrant Forrestprimary
- Phil Steckcosponsor
- William Coltoncosponsor
- Vivian Cookcosponsor
- Harry B. Bronsoncosponsor
- Edward Racosponsor
- David McDonoughcosponsor
- Karl Brabeneccosponsor
- Steven Ragacosponsor
- Andrew Hevesicosponsor
- Demond Meekscosponsor
- Robert Smullencosponsor
- Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-14
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
referral-committee
Versions
- A5553Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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- Prior session: A 4289not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 10257
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