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Introduced Version House Concurrent Resolution 138 History

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 138

(By Delegates Summers, Caputo, Ellington, Pushkin, Rodighiero and Rohrbach)

[Introduced April 8, 2017]

 

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the nursing shortage in West Virginia.

Whereas, West Virginia has one of the lowest workforce participation rates in the country, while simultaneously having one of the highest nursing shortages in the country; and

Whereas, Hospitals in the state have had to begin offering lucrative signing bonuses to entice nurses not living in West Virginia to come to the state; and

Whereas, Only a third of all RN licenses issued by the West Virginia Board of Nursing in 2016 were issued to individuals native to the state; and

Whereas, Solving the nursing shortage by means of hiring contracted traveling nurses is not ideal in the long run, due to nature of driving up costs and increasing turnover; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study and assist in diagnosing the problem and discussing potential solutions to the nursing shortage in conjunction with WV Board of Nursing; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2018 on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, prepare a report and draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.

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