Sec. 286b.
(1) By November 1 of each year, a public university that has an accredited bachelor of science in nursing program shall submit a report containing all of the following information to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director:
(a) The number of existing and number of new bachelor of science in nursing articulation agreements confirmed during the fiscal year with community colleges, whether courses are offered online or in person, and the location or locations where those classes were held.
(b) The number of community colleges the public university conferred with during the fiscal year regarding the establishment of an articulation agreement for a bachelor of science in nursing program that includes in-person course options at the community college or another mutually agreed-upon site, and a summary of efforts made to provide in-person course options and limitations, if any, to providing in-person courses.
(2) Independent colleges and universities with accredited bachelor of science in nursing programs are encouraged to submit the report described in subsection (1) to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
History: Add. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021