exempt

      (REPRINTED WITH ADOPTED AMENDMENTS)

 

Assembly Bill No. 378–Assemblymen Freeman, Leslie, de Braga, Cegavske, Anderson, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Buckley, Chowning, Dini, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Hettrick, Humke, Manendo, Marvel, Mortenson, Parks, Perkins, Smith and Tiffany

 

March 15, 2001

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Joint Sponsors: Senators Rawson, Coffin and Mathews

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Education
and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to support certain loan program for nursing students and requires development of plan to increase capacity of programs of nursing within the University and Community College System of Nevada. (BDR S‑852)

 

FISCAL NOTE:                     Effect on Local Government: No.

                             Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to the University and Community College System of Nevada; making an appropriation to support the program to provide loans to nursing students; requiring the development of a plan to increase the capacity of the programs of nursing within the system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the interest earned

1-2  on the trust fund for public health created pursuant to NRS 439.605, as

1-3  determined on July 1, 2001, to the Interim Finance Committee an amount

1-4  equal to 25 percent of the available interest that has been earned on the

1-5  trust fund, as determined on July 1, 2001, or the sum of $250,000,

1-6  whichever is less. If the Interim Finance Committee approves the policy

1-7  established by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada pursuant

1-8  to subsection 2, the Interim Finance Committee shall distribute the money

1-9  appropriated by this subsection to the Board of Regents for the financial

2-1  support of the program to provide loans to nursing students pursuant to

2-2  NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive.

2-3    2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 396.890 to 396.898,

2-4  inclusive, to the contrary, the Board of Regents shall establish a policy for

2-5  administration of the loans pursuant to this section. The policy must

2-6  include, without limitation:

2-7    (a) The criteria for eligibility for receipt of a loan pursuant to this

2-8  section;

2-9    (b) The manner by which eligible students may apply for a loan;

2-10    (c) The procedures for monitoring the repayment of a loan; and

2-11    (d) A requirement that all payments of principal and interest on all loans

2-12  made pursuant to this section must be deposited in the trust fund for public

2-13  health created pursuant to NRS 439.605.

2-14    3.  The Board of Regents shall submit the policy established pursuant

2-15  to subsection 2 to the Interim Finance Committee for approval. If the

2-16  Interim Finance Committee approves the policy, the Interim Finance

2-17  Committee shall distribute the money appropriated by subsection 1 to the

2-18  Board of Regents.

2-19    4.  If the money appropriated by subsection 1 is distributed to the

2-20  Board of Regents, the Board of Regents shall use the money to provide

2-21  loans for fees, books and living expenses pursuant to the:

2-22    (a) Policy approved by the Interim Finance Committee pursuant to

2-23  subsection 3; and

2-24    (b) Provisions of NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive, to the extent that

2-25  those provisions do not conflict with the policy approved by the Interim

2-26  Finance Committee,

2-27  to students who are enrolled in nursing programs of the University and

2-28  Community College System of Nevada.

2-29    5.  Any remaining balance of the sum appropriated by subsection 1

2-30  must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to

2-31  the trust fund for public health as soon as all payments of money

2-32  committed have been made.

2-33    Sec. 2. On or before August 15, 2002, the Board of Regents of the

2-34  University of Nevada shall develop a plan toward the goal of doubling the

2-35  capacity of the programs of nursing of the University and Community

2-36  College System to enroll students in programs of nursing from its capacity

2-37  in school year 2000-2001. The Board of Regents shall include that plan as

2-38  a separately identifiable component of its proposed biennial budget that is

2-39  submitted pursuant to NRS 353.210 and set forth estimates of expenditures

2-40  that would be necessary to carry out the plan.

2-41    Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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