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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 261.23 REGISTERED NURSE
1 2 RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.
1 3 1. A registered nurse recruitment program is established
1 4 to be administered by the college student aid commission. The
1 5 program shall consist of a forgivable loan program and a
1 6 tuition scholarship program for students and a loan repayment
1 7 program for registered nurses. The commission shall regularly
1 8 adjust the registered nurse service requirement under each
1 9 aspect of the program to provide, to the extent possible, an
1 10 equal financial benefit for each period of service required.
1 11 From funds appropriated for purposes of the program by the
1 12 general assembly, the commission shall pay a fee to schools of
1 13 nursing, accredited by the board of nursing, for the
1 14 administration of the program. A portion of the fee shall be
1 15 based upon the number of registered nurses recruited under
1 16 subsection 4.
1 17 2. A forgivable loan may be awarded to a resident of Iowa
1 18 who is enrolled at a school of nursing, which is located in
1 19 this state and approved by the board of nursing, if the
1 20 student agrees to practice in this state for a period of time
1 21 to be determined by the commission at the time the loan is
1 22 awarded. Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not
1 23 become due until after the student completes a licensing
1 24 examination prescribed by the board of nursing. Interest on
1 25 the loans shall begin to accrue the day following the
1 26 student's graduation date. If the student completes the
1 27 period of practice established by the commission and agreed to
1 28 by the student, the loan amount shall be forgiven. The loan
1 29 amount shall not be forgiven if the registered nurse fails to
1 30 complete the required time period of practice in this state or
1 31 fails to satisfactorily continue in the school of nursing.
1 32 3. A student enrolled at a school of nursing approved by
1 33 the board of nursing shall be eligible for a tuition
1 34 scholarship for the student's study at the school of nursing.
1 35 The scholarship shall be for an amount not to exceed the
2 1 resident tuition rate established for institutions of higher
2 2 learning under the control of the state board of regents. A
2 3 student who receives a tuition scholarship shall not be
2 4 eligible for the loan repayment program provided for by this
2 5 section. A student who receives a tuition scholarship shall
2 6 agree to practice in a medically underserved rural community
2 7 in this state for a period of time to be determined by the
2 8 commission at the time the scholarship is awarded. The
2 9 student shall repay the scholarship to the commission if the
2 10 student fails to practice in a medically underserved rural
2 11 community in this state for the required period of time.
2 12 4. A registered nurse shall be eligible for the registered
2 13 nurse repayment program if the registered nurse agrees to
2 14 practice in an eligible medically underserved community in
2 15 this state and was recruited and placed by a school of
2 16 nursing, which is located in this state and approved by the
2 17 board of nursing, in an eligible medically underserved
2 18 community in this state that has agreed to provide additional
2 19 funds for the registered nurse's loan repayment. The contract
2 20 for the loan repayment shall stipulate the time period the
2 21 registered nurse shall practice in an eligible medically
2 22 underserved community in this state. In addition, the
2 23 contract shall stipulate that the registered nurse repay any
2 24 funds paid on the registered nurse's loan by the commission if
2 25 the registered nurse fails to practice in an eligible
2 26 medically underserved community in this state for the required
2 27 period of time. For purposes of this subsection, "eligible
2 28 medically underserved community" means a medically underserved
2 29 rural community that agrees to match state funds provided on
2 30 at least a dollar-for-dollar basis for the loan repayment of a
2 31 registered nurse who practices in the community.
2 32 5. A registered nurse recruitment revolving fund is
2 33 created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the
2 34 control of the commission. The commission shall deposit
2 35 payments made by registered nurse recruitment program
3 1 recipients and the proceeds from the sale of registered nurse
3 2 forgivable loans into the registered nurse recruitment
3 3 revolving fund. Moneys credited to the fund shall be used to
3 4 supplement moneys appropriated for the registered nurse
3 5 recruitment program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any
3 6 balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not
3 7 revert to the general fund of the state.
3 8 6. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
3 9 17A to administer this section.
3 10 EXPLANATION
3 11 This bill creates a registered nurse recruitment program
3 12 administered by the college student aid commission and
3 13 comprised of a forgivable loan program, a tuition scholarship
3 14 program, and a registered nurse loan repayment program. The
3 15 bill also creates a registered nurse recruitment revolving
3 16 fund administered by the commission for the deposit of
3 17 payments made by program recipients and the proceeds from the
3 18 sale of loans. Moneys in the fund can be used by the
3 19 commission for purposes of the program.
3 20 The bill provides that a resident of the state who is a
3 21 student enrolled at a school of nursing located in the state
3 22 and approved by the board of nursing, and who agrees to
3 23 practice in this state for a period of time to be determined
3 24 by the commission at the time the loan or scholarship is
3 25 awarded, is eligible for loan forgiveness or a tuition
3 26 scholarship program. However, a student who receives a
3 27 tuition scholarship is not eligible for the loan repayment
3 28 program and a student who receives a tuition scholarship must
3 29 also agree to practice in a medically underserved rural
3 30 community.
3 31 Under the registered nurse loan repayment program,
3 32 registered nurses who agree to practice in an eligible
3 33 medically underserved community in the state are eligible for
3 34 loan repayment. A portion of the administrative fee that the
3 35 bill stipulates will be paid to a school of nursing is based
4 1 on the number of registered nurses the school recruits and
4 2 places in communities that have agreed to provide additional
4 3 funds for a registered nurse's loan repayment.
4 4 Students who received a forgivable loan or tuition
4 5 scholarship, and registered nurses for whom loan repayments
4 6 were made, who fail to satisfactorily continue in the school
4 7 of nursing or who fail to complete the agreed upon time period
4 8 in Iowa or the time period in the community as agreed, are
4 9 required under the bill to repay the commission for moneys
4 10 received under the program.
4 11 Under the bill, the commission pays a fee to the schools of
4 12 nursing for administration of the program.
4 13 LSB 6190SS 79
4 14 kh/pj/5
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