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Alexandria is a vibrant city based on history, culture, a waterfront and lots of tourism. If Virginia has money and space to build an arena then you have money and space to build new schools. Our school system is deplorable. It’s overcrowded. Think of your citizens before thinking about your quick money grab that eventually leads to an inevitable loss. We don’t want or need an arena. This is pure greed.

Strongly Oppose

Hi, Im Lydia Figueroa and I’m a nurse educator. As a nurse educator I’m concerned about faculty not being qualified to provide the education needed to teach nurses the critical thinking skills needed to provide quality patient care. Instead of decreasing educational requirements for nursing faculty, could this bill helped secure funding for graduate schools in nursing. It is important that nursing students to gain the knowledge needed to become safe practitioners from highly qualified faculty members. Exactly how will this bill help the body of nursing education, research and practice. Moreover, I do not believe this is the answer for underrepresentation of remote locations or minority health care. Funding more qualified healthcare facilities in those locations will help with that. My final statement reflects upon the large number of nurse educators who were not aware of this bill in a timely manner. Was there a survey or other opportunities for our input? Where did this come from. Nursing should be more respected. We put in the work for our profession and we need to maintain the integrity. Thank you.

I am extremely concerned about the potential change of education requirements. There are potential ramifications they may not have been considered. Where academic nurse educators made aware of this desired change prior to this point?

As a faculty member teaching in both the graduate and undergraduate nursing education program in an accredited school of nursing, I am writing to provide comments to HB 1499. Over the past year, I have worked collaboratively with representatives from nursing education, practice, and regulation to create an actionable strategic plan to address the unprecedented nursing workforce the Commonwealth is experiencing. Yet, critical steps to address the nursing workforce shortage are visibly absent from the current legislation (HB 1499) being considered. Virginia is projected to experience a shortage of more than 20,000 registered nurses within the next ten years, and some models predict that the national nursing shortage will reach more than half a million nurses by 20301. This shortage compromises the health of all Virginians and the stability of the healthcare system in the Commonwealth. While this proposed legislation attempts to address health care provider shortages, it falls short of addressing the needs of preparing a highly educated nursing workforce to care for the increasingly complex needs of Virginians. Therefore, I ask the committee to consider specific actions to amend this bill and address the nursing workforce crisis. One key action is to allocate funds within the Virginia Health Workforce Innovation Fund to: 1. Build a sustainable and more diverse nursing workforce • Launch a Virginia Nurse Educator Academy for new academic educators, clinical instructors, and preceptors. • Prioritize debt forgiveness opportunities for contracted worktime for nurses and expand wrap around services to support nurses in school. 2. Create innovative models of nursing education and practice • Establish a designated fund to support research and development of innovative models of nursing education and practice such as the Earn While You Learn program. 3. Strengthen the Nursing Education Pathway • Establish joint academic/practice (employer) appointments to enhance nursing faculty in schools or nursing. • Standardize student onboarding processes across the Commonwealth to streamline clinical education and reduce institutional burden. 4. Engage the Nursing Workforce through Collaboration and Partnerships • Establish a Virginia Nursing Workforce Center to administer innovation funds and coordinate efforts to educate, recruit, and retain a professional nursing workforce. 5. Retain the Nursing Workforce • Develop a clearinghouse of best practices/exemplars for nursing recruitment and retention and workforce development. In conclusion, investing in nursing education and practice is the pathway to ensuring a stable healthcare system in the Commonwealth. Thank you for your consideration of these important requests. Respectfully, Theresa Gaffney, PhD, MPA, RN, CNE

As one of Virginia’s healthcare workforce educators and leaders, I am writing to support HB 1499. This bill, if passed, has the potential to significantly impact the healthcare landscape in our state and, specifically, the Rappahannock Region, which suffers from extensive health inequities and health workforce shortages. The legislation aims to develop and implement strategies to recruit and retain underrepresented minority and rural populations to join and remain in Virginia’s healthcare workforce.

I am writing to support HB 1499. Passage of this important workforce development bill could significantly allow us to expand strategies to recruit and retain healthcare professionals of all types. Specifically, it would give us the opportunity to impact underrepresented minority, and in the Southwest Virginia area, rural populations. Thank you for all you do!