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HOUSE BILL NO. 155 – Nursing Workforce Advisory Council

HOUSE BILL NO. 155

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H0155aa...............................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
NURSING - Adds to existing law to establish the Nursing Workforce Advisory
Council; to provide for membership, officers and compensation; to establish
and set forth the duties of the Idaho Nursing Workforce Center; and to
provide for funding subject to state appropriation and money from other
sources.
                                                                        
02/09    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/27    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/05    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/06    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 48-18-4
      AYES -- Andrus, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz,
      Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Collins, Durst,
      Edmunson, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Mathews, McGeachin, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Pence,
      Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Wills, Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Bayer, Clark, Crane, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Kren, Labrador, Lake, Marriott, Mortimer, Moyle, Nonini,
      Patrick, Raybould, Vander Woude
      Absent and excused -- Anderson, Bedke, Ruchti, Wood(35)
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/08    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-5-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron, Coiner,
      Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond,
      Heinrich, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
      Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Schroeder, Stegner,
      Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- Bair, Bastian, Hill, Richardson, Siddoway
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Kelly
    Title apvd - to House
03/21    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/22    Pres signed - To Governor
03/27    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 221
         Effective: 07/01/07;
         07/01/09 Sunset Clause

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 155
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO NURSING; AMENDING CHAPTER 47, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY  THE  ADDI-
  3        TION  OF  A  NEW  SECTION  67-4727,  IDAHO  CODE, TO ESTABLISH THE NURSING
  4        WORKFORCE ADVISORY COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP, OFFICERS  AND  COM-
  5        PENSATION,  TO  ESTABLISH  AND  SET  FORTH THE DUTIES OF THE IDAHO NURSING
  6        WORKFORCE CENTER AND TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDING SUBJECT TO STATE APPROPRIATION
  7        AND MONEYS FROM OTHER SOURCES.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 47, Title 67, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
 10    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 11    ignated as Section 67-4727, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        67-4727.  NURSING WORKFORCE ADVISORY COUNCIL --  MEMBERS  --  OFFICERS  --
 13    COMPENSATION  -- IDAHO NURSING WORKFORCE CENTER. (1) The state of Idaho recog-
 14    nizes the need to understand and address the critical issue of Idaho's nursing
 15    shortage and the  opportunity  to  collaborate  and  take  full  advantage  of
 16    research, educational and incentive programs to address the current and future
 17    nursing  shortage.  The  nursing  workforce advisory council is hereby created
 18    within the department of commerce and labor  to  advise  the  department,  the
 19    state  board  of  education, state colleges and universities, and other state,
 20    local, federal and  private  sector  agencies  and  organizations  on  nursing
 21    workforce  issues  and  to assist with the development and implementation of a
 22    state strategic plan for addressing the nursing shortage.
 23        (2)  Except as otherwise provided, the council shall be appointed  by  and
 24    serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall include:
 25        (a)  Two (2) senators and two (2) members of the house of representatives,
 26        to be appointed by the legislative council;
 27        (b)  One  (1) representative each from the nursing programs at Boise State
 28        University, the College of Southern Idaho, Idaho State University,  Lewis-
 29        Clark State College and North Idaho College;
 30        (c)  One (1) representative each from a rural hospital and an urban hospi-
 31        tal, as determined based upon location within or outside of a metropolitan
 32        statistical  area (MSA) as defined by the United States bureau of the cen-
 33        sus;
 34        (d)  One (1) representative each  from  the  department  of  commerce  and
 35        labor, the Idaho board of nursing, the office of the state board of educa-
 36        tion, and the office of the governor; and
 37        (e)  One (1) representative from the Idaho alliance of leaders in nursing.
 38        (3)  The governor shall designate a chairman from the council's membership
 39    and  the council shall designate such other officers from its membership as it
 40    deems necessary. A majority of the members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  The
 41    council  shall  be  staffed  and  supported  by the department of commerce and
 42    labor.
 43        (4)  Members of the council who are not state employees shall not be  com-
                                                                        
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  1    pensated,  but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for attendance
  2    at council meetings.
  3        (5)  The Idaho nursing workforce center is hereby established  within  the
  4    department  of  commerce  and  labor  to assist the nursing workforce advisory
  5    council in planning  for a qualified workforce necessary to meet  the  current
  6    and  future  nursing  and  health  care  needs of the state. The Idaho nursing
  7    workforce center shall:
  8        (a)  Conduct research activities, including the collection  of  valid  and
  9        reliable  data about Idaho's current nursing workforce and the forecasting
 10        of future needs, or contract for such research activities to be  conducted
 11        by an Idaho college or university; and
 12        (b)  Provide expertise in workforce planning and project evaluation.
 13        (6)  The  Idaho  nursing  workforce  center  shall  report  to the nursing
 14    workforce advisory council and shall be funded pursuant to state appropriation
 15    in addition to any funding from grants, federal  moneys,  donations  or  funds
 16    from any other sources.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Luker               
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Rusche              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 155
                                                                        
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 29, delete "and  North  Idaho  Col-
  3    lege;"  and  insert:  ",  North Idaho College and Eastern Idaho Technical Col-
  4    lege;".
                                                                        
  5                                AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
  6        On page 2, following line 16 insert:
  7        "SECTION 2.  The provisions of Section 1 of this act shall be  null,  void
  8    and of no force and effect on and after July 1, 2009.".
                                                                        
  9                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
 10        On  page 1, in line 7, following "SOURCES" insert: "; AND PROVIDING A SUN-
 11    SET DATE".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 155, As Amended
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO NURSING; AMENDING CHAPTER 47, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY  THE  ADDI-
  3        TION  OF  A  NEW  SECTION  67-4727,  IDAHO  CODE, TO ESTABLISH THE NURSING
  4        WORKFORCE ADVISORY COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP, OFFICERS  AND  COM-
  5        PENSATION,  TO  ESTABLISH  AND  SET  FORTH THE DUTIES OF THE IDAHO NURSING
  6        WORKFORCE CENTER AND TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDING SUBJECT TO STATE APPROPRIATION
  7        AND MONEYS FROM OTHER SOURCES; AND PROVIDING A SUNSET DATE.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 47, Title 67, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
 10    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 11    ignated as Section 67-4727, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        67-4727.  NURSING WORKFORCE ADVISORY COUNCIL --  MEMBERS  --  OFFICERS  --
 13    COMPENSATION  -- IDAHO NURSING WORKFORCE CENTER. (1) The state of Idaho recog-
 14    nizes the need to understand and address the critical issue of Idaho's nursing
 15    shortage and the  opportunity  to  collaborate  and  take  full  advantage  of
 16    research, educational and incentive programs to address the current and future
 17    nursing  shortage.  The  nursing  workforce advisory council is hereby created
 18    within the department of commerce and labor  to  advise  the  department,  the
 19    state  board  of  education, state colleges and universities, and other state,
 20    local, federal and  private  sector  agencies  and  organizations  on  nursing
 21    workforce  issues  and  to assist with the development and implementation of a
 22    state strategic plan for addressing the nursing shortage.
 23        (2)  Except as otherwise provided, the council shall be appointed  by  and
 24    serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall include:
 25        (a)  Two (2) senators and two (2) members of the house of representatives,
 26        to be appointed by the legislative council;
 27        (b)  One  (1) representative each from the nursing programs at Boise State
 28        University, the College of Southern Idaho, Idaho State University,  Lewis-
 29        Clark  State College, North Idaho College and Eastern Idaho Technical Col-
 30        lege;
 31        (c)  One (1) representative each from a rural hospital and an urban hospi-
 32        tal, as determined based upon location within or outside of a metropolitan
 33        statistical area (MSA) as defined by the United States bureau of the  cen-
 34        sus;
 35        (d)  One  (1)  representative  each  from  the  department of commerce and
 36        labor, the Idaho board of nursing, the office of the state board of educa-
 37        tion, and the office of the governor; and
 38        (e)  One (1) representative from the Idaho alliance of leaders in nursing.
 39        (3)  The governor shall designate a chairman from the council's membership
 40    and the council shall designate such other officers from its membership as  it
 41    deems  necessary.  A  majority  of  the members shall constitute a quorum. The
 42    council shall be staffed and supported  by  the  department  of  commerce  and
 43    labor.
                                                                        
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  1        (4)  Members  of the council who are not state employees shall not be com-
  2    pensated, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for  attendance
  3    at council meetings.
  4        (5)  The  Idaho  nursing workforce center is hereby established within the
  5    department of commerce and labor to  assist  the  nursing  workforce  advisory
  6    council  in  planning  for a qualified workforce necessary to meet the current
  7    and future nursing and health care needs  of  the  state.  The  Idaho  nursing
  8    workforce center shall:
  9        (a)  Conduct  research  activities,  including the collection of valid and
 10        reliable data about Idaho's current nursing workforce and the  forecasting
 11        of  future needs, or contract for such research activities to be conducted
 12        by an Idaho college or university; and
 13        (b)  Provide expertise in workforce planning and project evaluation.
 14        (6)  The Idaho nursing  workforce  center  shall  report  to  the  nursing
 15    workforce advisory council and shall be funded pursuant to state appropriation
 16    in  addition  to  any  funding from grants, federal moneys, donations or funds
 17    from any other sources.
                                                                        
 18        SECTION 2.  The provisions of Section 1 of this act shall  be  null,  void
 19    and of no force and effect on and after July 1, 2009.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16944

The purpose of this legislation is to establish the Nursing
Workforce Advisory Council and the Nursing Workforce Center
within the Department of Commerce and Labor. The Nursing
Workforce Advisory Council will act as advisors to stakeholders
on nursing workforce issues. The workforce Center will
investigate nursing workforce issues. This legislation is one of
the recommendations of Governor Risch's Task Force on Nursing.


                           FISCAL NOTE

The fiscal impact is $300,000 to the general fund.




Contact
Name: Rep. Margaret Henbest
Phone: (208)332 1131
Rep. Sharon Block



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 155