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1 1 SENATE FILE 2323
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A REGISTERED NURSE RECRUITMENT
1 5 PROGRAM AND FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COLLEGE STUDENT
1 6 AID COMMISSION.
1 7
1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 9
1 10 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 261.23 REGISTERED NURSE
1 11 RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.
1 12 1. A registered nurse recruitment program is established
1 13 to be administered by the college student aid commission. The
1 14 program shall consist of a forgivable loan program and a
1 15 tuition scholarship program for students and a loan repayment
1 16 program for registered nurses. The commission shall regularly
1 17 adjust the registered nurse service requirement under each
1 18 aspect of the program to provide, to the extent possible, an
1 19 equal financial benefit for each period of service required.
1 20 From funds appropriated for purposes of the program by the
1 21 general assembly, the commission shall pay a fee to schools of
1 22 nursing, accredited by the board of nursing, for the
1 23 administration of the program. A portion of the fee shall be
1 24 based upon the number of registered nurses recruited under
1 25 subsection 4.
1 26 2. A forgivable loan may be awarded to a resident of Iowa
1 27 who is enrolled at an accredited school of nursing, which is
1 28 located in this state, on a full-time or part-time basis in a
1 29 course of study leading to a collegiate or associate degree of
1 30 nursing, a diploma in nursing, or a graduate or equivalent
1 31 degree in nursing, if the student agrees to practice in this
1 32 state for a period of time to be determined by the commission
1 33 at the time the loan is awarded. Forgivable loans to eligible
1 34 students shall not become due until after the student
1 35 completes a licensing examination prescribed by the board of
2 1 nursing. Interest on the loans shall begin to accrue the day
2 2 following the student's graduation date. If the student
2 3 completes the period of practice established by the commission
2 4 and agreed to by the student, the loan amount shall be
2 5 forgiven. The loan amount shall not be forgiven if the
2 6 student fails to complete the required time period of practice
2 7 in this state or fails to satisfactorily continue in the
2 8 school of nursing.
2 9 3. A student enrolled at an accredited school of nursing,
2 10 which is located in this state, on a full-time or part-time
2 11 basis in a course of study leading to a collegiate or
2 12 associate degree of nursing, a diploma in nursing, or a
2 13 graduate or equivalent degree in nursing, shall be eligible
2 14 for a tuition scholarship for the student's study at the
2 15 school of nursing. The scholarship shall be for an amount not
2 16 to exceed the resident tuition rate established for
2 17 institutions of higher learning under the control of the state
2 18 board of regents. A student who receives a tuition
2 19 scholarship shall not be eligible for the loan repayment
2 20 program provided for by this section. A student who receives
2 21 a tuition scholarship shall agree to practice in a community
2 22 in this state for a period of time to be determined by the
2 23 commission at the time the scholarship is awarded. The
2 24 student shall repay the scholarship to the commission if the
2 25 student fails to practice in a community in this state for the
2 26 required period of time.
2 27 4. A registered nurse shall be eligible for the registered
2 28 nurse repayment program if the registered nurse has received
2 29 from an accredited school of nursing located in this state a
2 30 collegiate or associate degree of nursing, a diploma in
2 31 nursing, or a graduate or equivalent degree in nursing and
2 32 agrees to practice in an eligible community in this state that
2 33 has agreed to provide additional funds for the registered
2 34 nurse's loan repayment. The contract for the loan repayment
2 35 shall stipulate the time period the registered nurse shall
3 1 practice in an eligible community in this state. In addition,
3 2 the contract shall stipulate that the registered nurse repay
3 3 any funds paid on the registered nurse's loan by the
3 4 commission if the registered nurse fails to practice in an
3 5 eligible community in this state for the required period of
3 6 time. For purposes of this subsection, "eligible community"
3 7 means a community that agrees to match state funds provided on
3 8 at least a dollar-for-dollar basis for the loan repayment of a
3 9 registered nurse who practices in the community.
3 10 5. A registered nurse recruitment revolving fund is
3 11 created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the
3 12 control of the commission. The commission shall deposit
3 13 payments made by registered nurse recruitment program
3 14 recipients and the proceeds from the sale of registered nurse
3 15 forgivable loans into the registered nurse recruitment
3 16 revolving fund. Moneys credited to the fund shall be used to
3 17 supplement moneys appropriated for the registered nurse
3 18 recruitment program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any
3 19 balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not
3 20 revert to the general fund of the state.
3 21 6. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
3 22 17A to administer this section.
3 23
3 24
3 25
3 26 MARY E. KRAMER
3 27 President of the Senate
3 28
3 29
3 30
3 31 BRENT SIEGRIST
3 32 Speaker of the House
3 33
3 34 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
3 35 is known as Senate File 2323, Seventy-ninth General Assembly.
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4 3
4 4 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
4 5 Secretary of the Senate
4 6 Approved , 2002
4 7
4 8
4 9
4 10 THOMAS J. VILSACK
4 11 Governor
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