Nursing initiative -- Medical Education Council reporting requirement -- Proposals -- Funding.
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(1) Every even-numbered year, the Medical Education Council created in Section 53B-24-302 shall:
(a) project the demand, by license classification, for individuals to enter a nursing profession in each region;
(b) receive input from at least one medical association in developing the projections described in Subsection (1)(a); and
(c) report the projections described in Subsection (1)(a) to:
(i) the board; and
(ii) the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
(2) To receive funding under this section, on or before January 5, an eligible program shall submit to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, through the budget process for the board, as applicable, a proposal that describes:
(a) a program of instruction offered by the eligible program that is responsive to a projection described in Subsection (1)(a);
(b) the following information about the eligible program:
(i) expected student enrollment;
(ii) attainment rates;
(iii) job placement rates; and
(iv) passage rates for exams required for licensure for a nursing profession;
(c) the instructional cost per full-time equivalent student enrolled in the eligible program;
(d) financial or in-kind contributions to the eligible program from:
(i) the health care industry; or
(ii) an institution; and
(e) a funding request, including justification for the request.
(3) The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee shall:
(a) review a proposal submitted under this section using the following criteria:
(i) the proposal:
(A) contains the elements described in Subsection (2);
(B) expands the capacity to meet the projected demand described in Subsection (1)(a); and
(C) has health care industry or institution support; and
(ii) the program of instruction described in the proposal:
(A) is cost effective;
(B) has support from the health care industry or an institution; and
(C) has high passage rates on exams required for licensure for a nursing profession;
(b) determine the extent to which to fund the proposal; and
(c) make an appropriation recommendation to the Legislature on the amount of money determined under Subsection (3)(b) to the eligible program's institution.
(4) An institution that receives funding under this section shall use the funding to increase the number of students enrolled in the eligible program for which the institution receives funding.
(5) On or before November 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the board shall report to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the elements described in Subsection (2) for each eligible program funded under this section.