Report 2019-120 Recommendation Responses
Report 2019-120: Board of Registered Nursing: It Has Failed to Use Sufficient Information When Considering Enrollment Decisions for New and Existing Nursing Programs (Release Date: July 2020)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that BRN and stakeholders have an understanding of clinical placement capacity in California, the Legislature should amend state law to require BRN to annually collect, analyze, and report information related to the number of clinical placement slots that are available and the location of those clinical placement slots within the State.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 1015 (Chapter 591, Statutes of 2021) requires BRN to annually collect, analyze, and report information related to the number of clinical placement slots that are available and the location of those clinical placement slots within the State, including, but not limited to, information about the total number of placement slots a clinical facility can accommodate and how many slots the programs that use the facility will need. Finally, the bill would require BRN to place the annual report on its website. This bill was chaptered on October 6, 2021, and is effective January 1, 2022.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: September 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Enacted
AB 1015 (Chapter 591, Statutes of 2021) was chaptered on October 6, 2021, and is effective January 1, 2022.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 1015 (Rubio) would require BRN to annually collect, analyze, and report information related to the number of clinical placement slots that are available and the location of those clinical placement slots within the state, including, but not limited to, information concerning the total number of placement slots a clinical facility can accommodate and how many slots the programs that use the facility will need. Finally, the bill would require BRN to place the annual report on its website.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: July 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
As of January 7, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of September 5, 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: September 2020