Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025)
What this bill does
Expanding the purpose of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff; requiring the Department to prioritize funding for nurses or nursing support staff who practice in an area with a shortage of nurses or nursing support staff or who practice in a specialty where a shortage has been identified; altering certain education requirements for licensure; repealing a certain requirement that the State Board of Nursing approve certain nursing assistant training program sites within a certain time period; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Floyd, Brandonlobbyist | Johns Hopkins University & Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Garcia, Alexis | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Forbes-Scott, Camille | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maryland, State of | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Rhonda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Stevens, Nicole | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Jabin, Drew | Maryland Association of Community Colleges | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Arikat, Loraine | 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Harrold, Joshua | 1199SEIU Training and Employment Fund | Oral |
| FWA | Kress, Williamlobbyist | Kress Hammen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kalyanaraman, Nilesh | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FWA | McMullen, Erin | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FWA | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Di Seta, Theresa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |