By Tulare Times |
Feb 15, 2024
Sacramento – This week, Assemblyman Devon Mathis introduced AB 2532, which would allow prospective nursing students residing within a medically underserved area to receive special consideration when applying to community college nursing programs. This bill would also extend an authorization currently granted to community colleges to utilize a multi-criteria screening process until 2030.Assemblyman Devon Mathis emphasized the need for such a bill by stating, "For far too long, rural communities have dealt with critical staffing shortages in our hospitals and healthcare...