Bill Text: IA HF2379 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing a nursing education grant program and fund to be administered by the college student aid commission and making appropriations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 223. [HF2379 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2379-Introduced.html
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BY
CROKEN
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
LEVIN
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
WILBURN
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
KRESSIG
,
JACOBY
,
MADISON
,
CAHILL
,
and
GJERDE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
nursing
education
grant
program
and
fund
1
to
be
administered
by
the
college
student
aid
commission
and
2
making
appropriations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.231
Nursing
education
grant
1
program
——
fund.
2
1.
A
nursing
education
grant
program
is
established
for
the
3
purpose
of
providing
grants
to
accredited
private
nonprofit
4
colleges
and
universities
in
this
state
to
fund
clinical
5
education
for
students
in
nursing
education
programs.
Subject
6
to
an
appropriation
of
moneys
for
purposes
of
this
section,
the
7
college
student
aid
commission
shall
administer
the
program.
8
2.
The
commission
shall
distribute
moneys
contained
in
the
9
nursing
education
grant
fund
created
in
subsection
3
as
grants
10
to
accredited
private
nonprofit
colleges
and
universities
in
11
this
state
for
the
establishment,
expansion,
or
enhancement
of
12
clinical
education
for
students
in
nursing
education
programs.
13
Permitted
uses
of
grant
funds
received
through
the
program
14
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
funding
the
cost
of
15
personnel
and
equipment
necessary
to
establish,
expand,
or
16
enhance
such
clinical
education.
The
commission
shall
develop
17
a
grant
application;
selection,
evaluation,
and
award
amount
18
criteria;
and
applicable
procedures
and
timelines
for
the
19
program.
20
3.
A
nursing
education
grant
fund
is
established
in
the
21
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
commission.
Moneys
22
credited
to
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
commission
for
23
purposes
of
distributing
grants
under
this
section.
The
24
commission
may
accept
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
and
other
25
private
contributions,
as
well
as
state
or
federal
moneys,
for
26
deposit
in
the
fund.
Moneys
available
in
the
fund
for
a
fiscal
27
year
shall
be
distributed
as
grants
pursuant
to
this
section.
28
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
at
the
close
29
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
30
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
for
subsequent
31
fiscal
years.
32
4.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
33
to
administer
this
section.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
establishes
a
nursing
education
grant
program
for
3
the
purpose
of
providing
grants
to
accredited
private
nonprofit
4
colleges
and
universities
in
Iowa
to
fund
clinical
education
5
for
students
in
nursing
education
programs.
Subject
to
an
6
appropriation
of
moneys
for
this
purpose,
the
college
student
7
aid
commission
shall
administer
the
program.
8
The
bill
establishes
a
nursing
education
grant
fund
in
the
9
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
commission.
Moneys
10
credited
to
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
commission
for
11
purposes
of
distributing
grants
as
provided
in
the
bill.
12
The
bill
directs
the
commission
to
distribute
moneys
13
contained
in
the
fund
as
grants
to
accredited
private
nonprofit
14
colleges
and
universities
in
Iowa
for
the
establishment,
15
expansion,
or
enhancement
of
clinical
education
for
students
16
in
nursing
education
programs.
Permitted
uses
of
grant
funds
17
received
through
the
program
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
18
to
funding
the
cost
of
personnel
and
equipment
necessary
to
19
establish,
expand,
or
enhance
such
clinical
education.
The
20
bill
directs
the
commission
to
develop
a
grant
application;
21
selection,
evaluation,
and
award
amount
criteria;
and
22
applicable
procedures
and
timelines
for
the
program.
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