By Cassandra Jennings, Chair, California Community Colleges Black and African-American Advisory Panel

California is facing a critical nursing shortage – and our communities feel it every day. From small towns to urban neighborhoods, not having enough qualified nurses makes it harder to get care and deepens health disparities. One promising step forward is AB 1400, which would allow community colleges to pilot Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs and train the next generation of nurses who look like the people they serve, in the very communities where they live.

This nursing shortage relief bill would allow the California community colleges to launch up to 10 BSN programs statewide, graduating 1,500 new nurses in just 18 months so they can get to work in their communities. That’s

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