Search Results: keywords:"nurse shortage"

  • S. 131 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a tax credit for nurse preceptors.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
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    S. 131 aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a $2,000 tax credit to nurse preceptors who work at least 200 hours annually in designated health professional shortage areas. A nurse preceptor is a licensed professional who trains nursing students, newly...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 131 is a plan to give nurses who help teach new nurses in areas without enough doctors a special reward of $2,000 each year if they work 200 hours. But, there are some rules about where they work and how many hours they teach, and this plan will finish in 2032 unless it's updated.

  • H. R. 305 — To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to assist local educational agencies with ensuring that each elementary and secondary school has at least one registered nurse on staff.
    Status:Introduced in House
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    H. R. 305, titled the “One School, One Nurse Act of 2025,” proposes a grant program managed by the Secretary of Education to help schools ensure that every elementary and secondary school has at least one full-time registered nurse. The bill outlines the application process for grants, which...

    Simple Explanation

    In a Congress bill called the "One School, One Nurse Act of 2025," people want to make sure every school has at least one nurse so that kids can stay healthy. They plan to give money to schools that don't have enough nurses and something called the Secretary of Education will help make this happen.