---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to requiring that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure"
description: "Relates to the formation of a temporary nursing program evaluation commission; requires that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure; exemptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 6768"
citation: "New York S 6768 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FLANAGAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-06-16"
last_action: "2017-12-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e28e9590-b365-4985-9271-6ab4e38f4a67"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S6768"
source_hash: "15865439bca0cc0880617d81f0bcfff72d9f0903fa44b9d3f1ce4e5c9679ad9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 6768 (2017-2018) — Relates to requiring that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure

Relates to the formation of a temporary nursing program evaluation commission; requires that all RPNs either have or obtain a bachelor's degree within 10 years of initial licensure; exemptions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S6768 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6768&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **S6768 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S6768)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **118–27** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **56–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FLANAGAN — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-06-16** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1938
- **2017-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-19** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-06-19** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1842B
- **2017-06-19** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.429
- **2017-06-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-06-19** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2017-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-18** SIGNED CHAP.502 `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-18** APPROVAL MEMO.63

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e28e9590-b365-4985-9271-6ab4e38f4a67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).