The increasing frequency of natural and environmental disasters, along with public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, highlights the critical importance of having a national nursing workforce prepared with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond. But fundamental reform is needed in nursing education, practice, research, and policy across both health care and public health settings to ensure that all nurses-from front-line professionals to researchers-have the baseline knowledge, skills, abilities, and autonomy they need to protect populations at greatest risk and improve the readiness, safety, and support of the nursing workforce. They educate and protect people, engage with and build trust with the community, help people prepare and respond, and foster resilience to help communities fully recover. Nurses have been and continue to be pivotal in safeguarding the public during and after these disasters, as well as public health emergencies-most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislative Oversight of Executive Authorityīills or resolutions to allow for remote floor sessions or remote committee hearings, as well as allowing members to vote remotely.In the past decade, 2.6 billion people around the world have been affected by earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Legislation addressing rental assistance, eviction moratoriums and other housing-related services and supports for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 state of emergency.īills or resolutions changing legislative procedures or operations, such as changes in calendars or deadlines, temporary adjournment or postponement of session and other procedures. Human Services: Housing, Homelessness and Youth Homelessness Legislation addressing public assistance programs and other matters related to household economic security during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Human Services: Household Economic Security and Public Assistance Legislation relating to human services matters, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not reflected in the other categories. Legislation relating to availability and quality of child care, subsidies, early childhood governance structures, early childhood teachers and the workforce, home visiting and other child and family supports during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Legislation relating to foster care, visitation requirements, workforce classifications, licensing requirements for foster families, child abuse and neglect prevention during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Legislation related to scope of practice laws, provider recruitment strategies and liability protections for health care workers. Legislation related to the COVID-19 vaccine including distribution, coverage, requirements, mandates and reporting. Legislation related to the public health response to COVID-19 including research, emergency declarations, data collection and reporting, tracing, testing and treatment (not insurance coverage). Legislation related to testing, infection control protocols, visitation requirements and workforce capacity in long-term care facilities and for home health care. Legislation relating to addressing health matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not reflected in the other categories. Legislation related to appropriations, budgets or finance for Medicaid, health facility and workforce capacity, and disease preparedness and response activities. Health: Appropriations, Budget and Finance Legislation related to private insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and treatment, other private insurance actions, Medicaid coverage and telehealth. Legislation related to immunity for civil liability for medical professionals, businesses, volunteers and groups producing equipment or opening facilities to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Legislation related to economic development and small businesses, including, but not limited to loans, tax incentives and credits, task forces or committees. Legislation relating to mortgages, foreclosures, other consumer loans consumer debt collection credit reporting and waiving fees/deadlines/requirements for consumer contracts. Legislation related to insurance (not health) alcohol sales and regulation price gouging electronic/virtual notarization and other sales transactions. Legislation relating to education appropriations, budgets, and finance matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislation relating to COVID-19-related changes to each state’s process of using student performance measures to evaluate school performance.Įducation: PreK-12 Appropriation/Budget/Finance Legislation related to college and universities and the COVID-19 pandemic including, housing/dining refunds, student financial aid and student loans and other postsecondary education issues. Legislation relating to addressing matters to COVID-19, not reflected in the other categories.
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