Section 42-166-1 - The ladders to licensure grant programThe executive office of health and human services is hereby directed to establish the ladders to licensure grant program, a public-private partnership to:
(1) Increase the number of licensed health professionals;(2) Increase racial, ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity of health professionals;(3) Provide academic, financial and wrap around supports to enable working adults to obtain health professional higher education degrees and license;(4) Leverage employer support for academic, financial and wraparound supports;(5) Align with existing state workforce and higher education initiatives;(6) Develop and implement career ladders with tiered training and education requirements and corresponding salary increases;(7) Develop and implement interscholastic and interdepartmental agreements that accept prior learning, credentials, work experience, and academic credits towards requirement for higher education health professional degrees;(8) Establish policies and initiatives to counter systemic racism and other institutional barriers to participation and advancement of underrepresented populations;(9) Establish policies and initiatives that provide flexible scheduling of work hours and/or academic programs to reduce barriers to participation; and(10) Identify state policy barriers to entry and advancement in the field.R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-166-1
Added by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 117,§ 11-5, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 384,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2024 Pub. Laws, ch. 385,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.