Resolve, To Establish a Long-term Care Education Pilot Program for Registered Nurses
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0405
Committee Amendment CA_A_S100 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to S.P. 129, L.D. 405, "Resolve, To 
Establish a Long-term Care Education Pilot Program for Registered 
Nurses" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, To Establish an Education Pilot Program for Registered 
Nurses' 
Further amend the resolve by striking out everything after 
the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Education pilot program for registered nurses. Resolved: 
That the President of the Maine Community College System shall 
establish a pilot program for individuals who are interested in 
enrolling as candidates in an entry-level nursing preparation 
program and who have also expressed having the goal of attaining 
a license as a registered nurse. 
The pilot program may include, 
but 
is 
not 
limited 
to, 
individuals 
who 
have 
expressed 
a 
preference for future employment in long-term care as registered 
nurses. 
The pilot program must be established at 2 community 
college locations, one of which must be Kennebec Valley Community 
College in Fairfield, for the education of 8 registered nurses at 
each site; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Scholarship fund for registered nurses. Resolved: 
That 
funding for eligible students enrolled in the pilot program 
established in section 1 must be provided from scholarship funds 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A· to S.P. 129, L.D. 405 
donated by the private sector, including nursing facilities. 
The 
Maine Health Care Association shall work in partnership with the 
President 
of 
the 
Maine 
Community 
College 
System 
to 
provide 
leadership for raising scholarship funds for eligible students to 
participate in this pilot program; and be it further 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE 
Maine Community College System - Board of Trustees 
0556 
That 
the 
Ini tiati ve: 
Provides funds 
community college locations 
nurses at each site. 
to establish a pilot program at 2 
for the education of 8 registered 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$180,000 
$180,000 
2006-07 
$160,000 
$160,000' 
This amendment revises the pilot program proposed in the 
resolve 
to 
require 
the 
Maine 
Community 
College 
System 
to 
establish a pilot program for the education of individuals who 
are interested in enrolling as candidates in an entry-level 
nursing preparation program and who have also expressed the goal 
of attaining a license as a registered nurse. 
The pilot program 
may also provide education for entry-level candidates for the 
nursing 
preparation 
program 
who 
are 
interested 
in 
future 
employment in long-term care as registered nurses. 
The pilot 
program would be operated at 2 community college locations in the 
State. 
The amendment also requires that a scholarship fund be 
established with private donations to provide eligible students 
with funds to participate in this pilot program and provides that 
the Maine Health Care Association and the Maine Community College 
System work together to provide leadership for raising these 
scholarship funds. 
It also adds an appropriations and allocations section to 
the resolve. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 0411 0105 Jtvac.. 
LD405 
LR 1123(02) 
Resolve, To Establish a Long-term Care Education Pilot Program for Registered Nurses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment;l\ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
I.ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$180,000 
$180,000 
2006-07 
$160,000 
$160,000 
Projections 
2007-08 
$160,000 
$160,000 
Projections 
2008-09 
$160,000 
$160,000 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $180,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $160,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 
for the Maine Community College System to establish the pilot program at two community college locations for the 
education of 8 registered nurses at each site. The System estimates the annual cost to deliver the program to be 
$80,000 per site with an additional one-time cost of$20,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 for curriculum development. 
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