House
File
634
H-1356
Amend
House
File
634
as
follows:
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inserting:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
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135.175A
Iowa
needs
nurses
now
3
initiative
——
fund.
4
1.
Nurse
educator
incentive
payment
program.
5
a.
The
department
shall
establish
a
nurse
educator
incentive
6
payment
program.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“nurse
7
educator”
means
a
registered
nurse
who
holds
a
master’s
degree
8
or
doctorate
degree
and
is
employed
as
a
faculty
member
who
9
teaches
nursing
in
a
nursing
education
program
as
provided
in
10
rules
adopted
by
the
board
of
nursing
at
a
community
college,
11
an
accredited
private
institution,
or
an
institution
of
higher
12
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
13
b.
The
program
shall
consist
of
incentive
payments
to
14
recruit
and
retain
nurse
educators.
The
program
shall
provide
15
for
incentive
payments
of
up
to
twenty
thousand
dollars
for
a
16
nurse
educator
who
remains
teaching
in
a
qualifying
teaching
17
position
for
a
period
of
not
less
than
four
consecutive
18
academic
years.
19
c.
The
nurse
educator
and
the
department
shall
enter
into
an
20
agreement
specifying
the
obligations
of
the
nurse
educator
and
21
the
department.
If
the
nurse
educator
leaves
the
qualifying
22
teaching
position
prior
to
teaching
for
four
consecutive
23
academic
years,
the
nurse
educator
shall
be
liable
to
repay
24
the
incentive
payment
amount
to
the
state,
plus
interest
as
25
specified
by
rule.
However,
if
the
nurse
educator
leaves
26
the
qualifying
teaching
position
involuntarily,
the
nurse
27
educator
shall
be
liable
to
repay
only
a
pro
rata
amount
of
the
28
incentive
payment
based
on
incompleted
years
of
service.
29
d.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
30
nursing,
the
department
of
education,
and
the
Iowa
nurses
31
association,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
relating
32
to
the
establishment
and
administration
of
the
nurse
educator
33
incentive
payment
program.
The
rules
shall
include
provisions
34
specifying
what
constitutes
a
qualifying
teaching
position.
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2.
Nursing
faculty
fellowship
program.
1
a.
The
department
shall
establish
a
nursing
faculty
2
fellowship
program
to
provide
funds
to
nursing
schools
in
the
3
state,
including
but
not
limited
to
nursing
schools
located
at
4
community
colleges,
for
fellowships
for
individuals
employed
in
5
qualifying
positions
on
the
nursing
faculty.
The
program
shall
6
be
designed
to
assist
nursing
schools
in
filling
vacancies
in
7
qualifying
positions
throughout
the
state.
8
b.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
9
nursing,
the
department
of
education,
and
the
Iowa
nurses
10
association,
and
in
cooperation
with
nursing
schools
throughout
11
the
state,
shall
develop
a
distribution
formula
which
shall
12
provide
that
no
more
than
thirty
percent
of
the
available
13
moneys
are
awarded
to
a
single
nursing
school.
Additionally,
14
the
program
shall
limit
funding
for
a
qualifying
position
in
a
15
nursing
school
to
no
more
than
ten
thousand
dollars
per
year
16
for
up
to
three
years.
17
c.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
18
nursing,
the
department
of
education,
and
the
Iowa
nurses
19
association,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
20
administer
the
program.
The
rules
shall
include
provisions
21
specifying
what
constitutes
a
qualifying
position
at
a
nursing
22
school.
23
d.
In
determining
eligibility
for
a
fellowship,
the
24
department
shall
consider
all
of
the
following:
25
(1)
The
length
of
time
a
qualifying
position
has
gone
26
unfilled
at
a
nursing
school.
27
(2)
Documented
recruiting
efforts
by
a
nursing
school.
28
(3)
The
geographic
location
of
a
nursing
school.
29
(4)
The
type
of
nursing
program
offered
at
the
nursing
30
school,
including
associate,
bachelor’s,
master’s,
or
doctoral
31
degrees
in
nursing,
and
the
need
for
the
specific
nursing
32
program
in
the
state.
33
3.
Nurse
educator
scholarship
program.
34
a.
The
department
shall
establish
a
nurse
educator
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scholarship
program.
The
goal
of
the
nurse
educator
1
scholarship
program
is
to
address
the
waiting
list
of
qualified
2
applicants
to
Iowa’s
nursing
schools
by
providing
incentives
3
for
the
training
of
additional
nursing
educators.
For
the
4
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“nurse
educator”
means
a
registered
5
nurse
who
holds
a
master’s
degree
or
doctorate
degree
and
is
6
employed
as
a
faculty
member
who
teaches
nursing
in
a
nursing
7
education
program
as
provided
in
rules
adopted
by
the
board
8
of
nursing
at
a
community
college,
an
accredited
private
9
institution,
or
an
institution
of
higher
education
governed
by
10
the
state
board
of
regents.
11
b.
The
program
shall
consist
of
scholarships
to
further
12
advance
the
education
of
nurses
to
become
nurse
educators.
The
13
program
shall
provide
for
scholarship
payments
in
an
amount
14
established
by
rule
for
students
who
are
preparing
to
teach
in
15
qualifying
teaching
positions.
16
c.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
17
nursing,
the
department
of
education,
and
the
Iowa
nurses
18
association,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
relating
19
to
the
establishment
and
administration
of
the
nurse
educator
20
scholarship
program.
The
rules
shall
include
provisions
21
specifying
what
constitutes
a
qualifying
teaching
position
and
22
the
amount
of
any
scholarship.
23
4.
Nurse
educator
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
24
program.
25
a.
The
department
shall
establish
a
nurse
educator
26
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
program.
The
goal
of
the
27
nurse
educator
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
program
is
28
to
address
the
waiting
list
of
qualified
applicants
to
Iowa’s
29
nursing
schools
by
providing
incentives
for
the
education
30
of
additional
nursing
educators.
For
the
purposes
of
this
31
subsection
,
“nurse
educator”
means
a
registered
nurse
who
holds
32
a
master’s
degree
or
doctorate
degree
and
is
employed
as
a
33
faculty
member
who
teaches
nursing
in
a
nursing
education
34
program
as
provided
in
rules
adopted
by
the
board
of
nursing
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at
a
community
college,
an
accredited
private
institution,
or
1
an
institution
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
2
of
regents.
3
b.
The
program
shall
consist
of
scholarships
to
further
4
advance
the
education
of
nurses
to
become
nurse
educators.
The
5
program
shall
provide
for
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
6
payments
in
an
amount
established
by
rule
for
students
who
7
are
preparing
to
teach
in
qualifying
teaching
positions
for
a
8
period
of
not
less
than
four
consecutive
academic
years.
9
c.
The
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
recipient
10
and
the
department
shall
enter
into
an
agreement
specifying
11
the
obligations
of
the
applicant
and
the
department.
12
If
the
nurse
educator
leaves
the
qualifying
teaching
13
position
prior
to
teaching
for
four
consecutive
academic
14
years,
the
nurse
educator
shall
be
liable
to
repay
the
15
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
amount
to
the
state
plus
16
interest
as
specified
by
rule.
However,
if
the
nurse
educator
17
leaves
the
qualified
teaching
position
involuntarily,
the
nurse
18
educator
shall
be
liable
to
repay
only
a
pro
rata
amount
of
the
19
scholarship
based
on
incomplete
years
of
service.
20
d.
The
receipt
of
a
nurse
educator
21
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
shall
not
impact
22
eligibility
of
an
individual
for
other
financial
incentives
23
including
but
not
limited
to
loan
forgiveness
programs.
24
e.
The
department,
in
consultation
with
the
board
of
25
nursing,
the
department
of
education,
and
the
Iowa
nurses
26
association,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
27
relating
to
the
establishment
and
administration
of
the
28
nurse
educator
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service
program.
29
The
rules
shall
include
the
provisions
specifying
what
30
constitutes
a
qualifying
teaching
position
and
the
amount
of
31
any
scholarship-in-exchange-for-service.
32
5.
Iowa
needs
nurses
now
initiative
fund
established.
An
33
Iowa
needs
nurses
now
initiative
fund
is
created
in
the
state
34
treasury
as
a
separate
fund
under
the
control
of
the
department
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for
deposit
of
moneys
appropriated
to
or
received
by
the
1
department
for
use
under
the
initiative.
Notwithstanding
2
section
8.33,
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
not
revert
3
to
any
fund
of
the
state
at
the
end
of
any
fiscal
year
but
4
shall
remain
in
the
Iowa
needs
nurses
now
initiative
fund
and
5
be
continuously
available
for
the
purposes
of
the
initiative.
6
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
7
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
8
the
fund.
>
9
2.
Title
page,
line
2,
after
<
by
>
by
inserting
<
the
10
department
of
public
health
or
>
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3.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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