1 SR137
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3 By Senators Singleton, Hatcher, Coleman-Madison and Smitherman
4 RFD:
5 First Read: 17-MAY-21
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8 PROMOTING THE ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTING
9 A TAX CREDIT FOR NURSES TREATING COVID-19 PATIENTS.
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11 WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has been rightfully
12 described as a "war" and a "battle" causing more than seven
13 times the number of deaths that occurred at Pearl Harbor,
14 9/11, and the entire Vietnam War combined; and
15 WHEREAS, in times of war all citizens are impacted,
16 yet those individuals serving in combat theaters are arguably
17 at higher risk and are justly compensated with "combat pay" or
18 "hazard pay"; and
19 WHEREAS, nurses are the largest workforce in health
20 care and have earned public admiration for their
21 professionalism, courage, and provision of intercessory
22 comfort for their COVID-19 patients when loved ones could not
23 be physically present; and
24 WHEREAS, thousands of Alabama nurses faithfully
25 serve, often with inadequate personal protective equipment, at
26 great personal risk of contracting the disease, transmitting
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1 it to their own families, and potentially sacrificing their
2 own lives; and
3 WHEREAS, it is medically accepted that individuals
4 who suddenly experience severe trauma while engaged in combat,
5 or who live or work in life-threatening environments for
6 prolonged periods of time, often develop post-traumatic stress
7 disorder, a biopsychosocial brain disease that can have
8 debilitating health effects for decades; now therefore,
9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF
10 ALABAMA, That we promote the enactment of legislation to
11 implement a $1,000 Alabama Income Tax Credit for licensed
12 nurses who can attest to providing care and support of
13 COVID-19 patients in any and all clinical environments for any
14 period of time during the calendar year 2020, 2021, or both.
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