This bill, the Train More Nurses Act, would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to work together to review all grant programs run by those two departments that support the nursing workforce. The agencies must submit a report to Congress within 1 year. The report must include recommendations to change those grant programs to help meet three goals: increase nurse faculty (especially in underserved areas); create pathways for nurses with more than 10 years of clinical experience to become faculty at nursing schools; and encourage and increase the pipeline from licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to registered nurses (RNs).
If enacted, this law would direct two federal agencies to study existing nursing-related grants and recommend changes. The bill itself does not directly change grant programs or create new funding; it requires a review and a report to Congress within one year. Any program changes would come later, if agencies or Congress act on the report.
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The bill’s stated goals are to increase the number of nurse faculty (particularly in underserved areas), to provide clear pathways for nurses with over 10 years of clinical experience to become nursing faculty, and to expand pathways for LPNs to become RNs. The report is meant to identify grant changes that would support those goals.
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