RESOLUTION NO. _____________
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 1309 (SCOTT), NURSING EDUCATION
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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that
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WHEREAS, like San Mateo County, California has a severe nursing shortage; and
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WHEREAS, statewide California graduates approximately 7,700, but needs to graduate an additional 3,300 annually by 2011 to meet the projected five-year shortfall of nurses statewide; and
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WHEREAS, according to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, California ranks 50th among states n the number of nurses per capita; and
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WHEREAS, SB 1309 would establish various initiatives and programs to try to address California’s nursing shortage; and
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WHEREAS, such initiatives and programs would, in part, include one-time grants to students enrolled in Registered Nursing pre-licensure programs; creation of a loan forgiveness program for persons who agree to work for at least four consecutive years as a full-time registered nurse in a state-operated 24-hour facility that has a nursing vacancy rate of at least 10 percent and grant funding for community college nursing faculty;
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution hereby supports SB 1309 (Scott) regarding nursing education.
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