Nursing schools would get grants to pay faculty more, helping train more nurses.
This bill would create a new program to help nursing schools pay their faculty better. It aims to close the pay gap between teaching and working as a nurse in a hospital, making it easier for schools to hire and keep qualified instructors. Ultimately, this could help more students become nurses.
Today, Section 846A of the Public Health Service Act allows for student loan funds at nursing schools. This bill would change those rules to explicitly allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award nurse faculty grants. After this bill, a new Nurse Faculty Demonstration Program would provide grants to nursing schools. These grants would supplement faculty salaries for up to 3 years, aiming to reduce the pay difference between clinical nursing and teaching.
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