Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4188%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2014&sesstype=RS&i=4188
Timestamp: 2018-04-25 14:49:22
Document Index: 341220892

Matched Legal Cases: ['§30', '§30', '§18', '§30', '§30', '§30', '§30', '§30', '§30', '§30']

Enrolled Version - Final Version House Bill 4188 History
AN ACT to repeal §30-7B-8 and §30-7B-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18C-3-4; and to amend and reenact §30-7B-1, §30-7B-2, §30-7B-3, §30-7B-4, §30-7B-5, §30-7B-6 and §30-7B-7 of said code, all relating to recruitment and retention of nurses in the state; codifying Nursing Scholarship Program; modifying program administration; specifying program criteria, eligibility and awards; specifying recipient service or repayment requirement; continuing the Center for Nursing Fund special revenue account; modifying account administration, revenues and expenditures; continuing the West Virginia Center for Nursing; modifying center powers, duties and purpose; reorganizing the center’s board of directors; modifying board membership, powers and duties; authorizing board member expense reimbursement; requiring cooperation among Higher Education Policy Commission, Center for Nursing and Board of Directors; defining terms; requiring legislative rule; authorizing emergency rule; requiring reports to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability; deleting obsolete provisions; and making technical changes.
(c) In consultation with the board of directors of the West Virginia Center for Nursing, established pursuant to article seven-b, chapter thirty of this code, the commission shall administer a scholarship, designated the “Nursing Scholarship Program”, designed to benefit nurses who practice in hospitals and other health care institutions or teach in state nursing programs.
(A) An award for any student may not exceed the full cost of education for program completion;
(B) An award of up to $3,000 is available for a student in a licensed practical nurse education program. A recipient is required to practice nursing in West Virginia for one year following program completion;
(D) An award of up to $15,000 is available to a student in a nursing education master’s degree program or a doctoral nursing program. A recipient is required to teach in West Virginia for two years following program completion.
(e) The commission shall promulgate a rule for legislative approval pursuant to article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement and administer this section. The Legislature finds that an emergency exists, and, therefore, the commission shall propose an emergency rule pursuant to article three-a, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code by August 1, 2014. The rules shall provide for the following:
(f) The commission shall report by December 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability on the number of award recipients and all other matters relevant to the provisions of this section.
(a) “Board” means the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Center for Nursing;
(b) “Center” means the West Virginia Center for Nursing;
(c) “Commission” means the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission; and
(d) “Center for Nursing Fund” means the special revenue account established in section four, article three, chapter eighteen-c of this code.
(e) Consult with and advise the commission regarding the commission’s administration of the nursing scholarship program designed to benefit nurses who practice in hospitals and other health care institutions or teach in state nursing programs as provided in section four, article three, chapter eighteen-c of this code; and
(b) The commission shall provide reimbursement for members’ expenses from the Center for Nursing Fund.
The center shall report by December 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability and the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability on its progress in developing a statewide strategic plan to address the nursing shortage in West Virginia and on any other issues the board considers relevant to the practice of nursing in this state. Additionally, the board shall provide drafts of any legislation needed to implement recommendations of the center’s strategic plan.