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Senator Joseph Vitale, the Chairman of the Senate Health Committee, has introduced legislation (S-620) that would require future registered professional nurses to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) within 10 years of initial licensure in order to re-register to practice in the state of New Jersey. Given the growing complexity of health care delivery, NJSNA believes advanced education for nursing is a necessity. The nursing profession can no longer remain the least educated of all health care professionals given the demands of care delivery and the degree to which nurses are involved in every aspect of health care delivery.