Resolve, To Address the Maine Nursing Workforce Shortage through the Expansion of Nursing Education
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0734
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: RICHARDSON, BRENNAN, ANDREWS, FISCHER, LEDWIN, DOUGLASS, PENDLETON

Legislative Document 
No. 734 
H.P.540 
House of Representatives, February 14,2003 
Resolve, To Address the Maine Nursing Workforce Shortage 
through the Expansion of Nursing Education 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative RICHARDSON of Brunswick. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRENNAN of Cumberland and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ANDREWS of York, BREAULT of}3uxton, FISCHER of Presque Isle, 
LEDWIN of Holden, Senators: DOUGLASS of Androscoggin, PENDLETON of Cumberland. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Sec. 1. State nursing academic programs to study and identify trends 
in nursing workforce shortages and capacity. Resolved: 
That each head 
of a nursing academic program of the University of Maine System 
and 
Maine Technical 
College 
System shall 
study 
and 
identify 
trends in the nursing workforce shortage in the State and the 
capaci ty of the head's program to graduate the necessary number 
of students to address this shortage; and be it further 
Sec. 
2. 
Report. 
Resolved: 
That 
each 
head 
of 
academic program of the University of Maine System 
Technical College System shall report the findings to 
Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs 
than January 5, 2004; and be it further 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
EDUCATION, DEPAR"l"MENT OF 
University of Maine System 
a 
nursing 
and Maine 
the Joint 
no later 
That 
the 
Initiative: 
Provides funds to the University of Maine System for 
associate degree candidate slots in nursing and 80 bachelor's 
degree candidate slots in nursing. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
Maine Technical College System 
2003-04 
$1,282,800 
$1,282,800 
2004-05 
$1,282,800 
$1,282,800 
Initiative: 
Provides funds to the Maine Technical College System 
for 56 associate degree candidate slots in nursing. 
General Fund 
All Other 
General Fund Total 
EDUCATION, DEPAR"l"MENT OF 
DEPAR"l"MENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUBD 
DEPAR"l"MENT TOTAL -
ALL FUBDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
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2003-04 
$481,600 
$481, 600 
2003-04 
$1,764,400 
$1,764,400 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$481, 600 
$481, 600 
2004-05 
$1, 764,400 
$1,764,400 
2004-05 
GENERAL FUND 
$1, 764,400 
$1, 764,400 
SECTION TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
$1, 764,400 
$1, 764,400 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires each head of a nursing program in the 
University of Maine System and the Maine Technical College System 
to 
report 
to 
the Joint Standing Committee 
on 
Education 
and 
Cultural Affairs by January 5, 
2004 
on the nursing workforce 
shortage in the State and the capacity of their nursing program 
to graduate the necessary number of nursing candidates to meet 
this 
shortage. 
This 
resolve 
appropriates 
$1,282,800 
for 
associate degree candidate slots in nursing and 80 bachelor's 
degree candidate slots in nursing at the University of Maine 
System and $481,600 for 56 associate degree candidate slots In 
nursing at the Maine Technical College System.