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S.F. No. 0022 |
Nursing
education. |
Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee
AN ACT
relating to nursing education programs; establishing a Wyoming investment in
nursing program as specified; specifying eligibility criteria; providing
procedures for application, administration and repayment of loans under the
Wyoming investment in nursing program as specified; providing for appeals;
requiring the Wyoming community college commission to coordinate the
development and implementation of nurse education programs as specified;
requiring the commission to coordinate internet or similar proprietary or
common carrier electronic system courses to meet prerequisites for entry into
nursing programs as specified; specifying conditions under which the Wyoming
community college commission and the University of Wyoming shall fund
additional teaching positions in nursing education programs; providing for a
sunset date; providing appropriations;
and providing for an effective date.
12/9/2002 Bill Number Assigned
1/14/2003 S Received for Introduction
1/14/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S10
1/23/2003 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Massie and Scott
Nays: Senator(s) Case
Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/23/2003 S Rereferred to S02
1/29/2003 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Devin, Job and Schiffer
Nays: Senator(s) Cathcart and Hines
Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/29/2003 S Placed on General File
1/30/2003 S Amendments Considered
SF0022SS001.01/AC (CORRECTED COPY) (DIVIDED
AMENDMENT) ADOPTED
Page 1-line 6 After
"appeals;" delete balance of line.
Page 1-lines 7 and 8 Delete.
Page 1-line 13 Delete
"and the University of Wyoming".
Page 2-line 24 Before
";" insert "or in a distance nursing education program at a
university that is regionally accredited".
Page 3-line 16 Delete
"costs" insert "unmet need, as determined by the Wyoming higher
education assistance authority or its designee,".
Page 3-line 23 Delete
"two (2)".
Page 3-line 24 Delete
"years" insert "one (1) year"; delete ",
continuous".
Page 4-line 2 Delete
"Wyoming".
Page 4-line 4 After
"nursing" insert "or nursing education".
Page 4-line 5 Delete
"costs" insert "unmet need"; delete "at the
nursing".
Page 4-line 6 Delete
entirely and insert ", as determined by the Wyoming higher education
assistance authority or its designee,".
Page 4-line 15 Delete
"two (2) years" insert "one (1) year"; delete ",
continuous".
Page 4-line 21 After
"education" insert "or in a distance nursing education program
at a university that is regionally accredited".
Page 4-line 22 Delete
"costs" insert "unmet need"; after "attendance"
insert ", as determined by the Wyoming higher education assistance
authority or its designee,".
Page 4-line 23 Delete.
Page 4-line 24 Delete
line through "nursing".
Page 6-line 23 After
"certification" insert "or licensure".
Page 7-line 1 After
"certification" insert "or licensure".
Page 7-line 4 After
"certification" insert "or licensure".
Page 7-line 5 Delete
"appropriate".
Page 7-line 6 Delete
"certification".
Page 7-line 11 Delete
"appropriate".
Page 7-line 12 Delete
"certification".
Page 7-line 16 Delete
"appropriate certification".
Page 10-line 8 Delete
"21-17-107,"; after "creating" insert "a".
Page 10-line 9 Delete
"paragraphs" insert "paragraph"; delete "and
(vi)";.
Page 10-lines 12 through 24 Delete.
Page 11-lines 1 through 21 Delete.
Page 12-lines 6 through 17 Delete.
Page 12-line 19 Delete
"(vi)" insert "(v)".
Page 13-line 10 Delete
"expands" insert "commits to expanding";
after "its" insert "college-funded".
Page 13-line 14 After
"total" insert "college-funded".
Page 13-line 20 After
"in the" insert "college-funded".
Page 14-line 22 After
"appropriated" delete balance of line.
Page 14-line 23 Delete.
Page 14-line 24 Delete
($2,877,325.00)" insert "one million eight hundred seventy-three
thousand dollars ($1,873,000.00)".
Page 15-line 5 After
"shall" insert "not".
Page 15-line 8 through 23 Delete
entirely and insert:
"(b) There
is appropriated from the general fund to the Wyoming community college
commission one million three hundred thirteen thousand dollars ($1,313,000.00)
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 to implement the purposes of W.S.
21-18-202(c)(vii) and (viii).".
SCOTT, CHAIRMAN
SF0022SS001.02/FC (CORRECTED COPY) (DIVIDED AMENDMENT) FAILED
Page 10-line 9 Delete
"a".
Page 10-line 10 Delete
"paragraph" insert "paragraphs"; after "(vii)"
insert "and (viii)".
Page 14-After line 4 Insert:
"(viii) Subject
to appropriation by the legislature and an increase in the academic year
enrollment in a community college's registered nurse program of at least
sixteen (16) registered nurse candidates in comparison to its college-funded
enrollment at the beginning of the previous academic year enrollment, the
commission shall provide the funding necessary for the community college to
increase the base salary and benefits for nurse educators authorized by W.S.
21-18-202(c)(vii) by twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) and adjust the pay
and benefits for each current nurse educator at the community college by twelve
thousand dollars ($12,000.00). Any
appropriation made for purposes of this paragraph shall, in accordance with
W.S. 21-18-202(c)(i), be accounted for and distributed separately from the
funding allocation model for the community colleges.". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN
SF0022SS002/A ADOPTED
Page 14-line 24 Delete
the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0022SS001/A) to this line and
further amend as follows: Delete
"($2,877,325.00)" insert "five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00)".
Page 15-lines 8 through 23 In
the First Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0022SS001/A) to these lines,
in subsection (b), delete "one million three hundred thirteen thousand
dollars ($1,313,000.00)" insert "seven hundred thirty-seven thousand
dollars ($737,000.00)". SCHIFFER,
CHAIRMAN
1/30/2003 S Passed CoW
1/31/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/3/2003 S Amendments Considered
SF0022S3001/A ADOPTED
Page 2-line 13 After
"Applicants" insert "shall be residents of this state or
graduates of a Wyoming high school and".
MASSIE, BOGGS, DEVIN
2/3/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton,
Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes,
Hawks, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts,
Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.
Nays: Senator(s) Cathcart and Hines.
Ayes 28 Nays 2 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/4/2003 H Received for Introduction
2/5/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H10
2/13/2003 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Boswell, Gilmore, Harvey,
Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Osborn and Robinson
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/13/2003 H Placed on General File
2/13/2003 H Rereferred to H02
2/20/2003 H02 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli,
Nicholas, Philp, Reese and Tipton
Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/20/2003 H Placed on General File
2/24/2003 H Amendments Considered
SF0022HS001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED
Page 3-line 18 After
"program" insert "or a baccalaureate degree program in
nursing".
Page 11-line 2 After
"," delete balance of the line insert "the general
education".
Page 11-line 3 Delete
"entry into" insert "completion of".
Page 11-line 12 Delete
"an entry level" insert "a".
Page 11-line 24 Delete
"entry level"; after "teaching" insert "faculty". OSBORN, CHAIRMAN
2/24/2003 H Passed CoW
2/25/2003 H Amendments Considered
SF0022H2001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED
Page 3-line 5 After
"assistance" insert "and any employer-based financial assistance
for which the applicant may be eligible".
Page 5-line 12 After
"grant" insert "and any employer-based financial
assistance".
Page 13-line 7 Before
"Any" insert "The funds appropriated under this subsection shall
be provided in an equitable proportion to meet the unmet financial needs of
both undergraduate and post-graduate students
in nursing programs.". SIMPSON,
CHILDERS
2/25/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/26/2003 H Amendments Considered
SF0022H3001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED
Page 13-line 16 Delete
"and (viii)". IEKEL, LANDON
SF0022H3002/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY) ADOPTED
Page 6-line 16 After
"enrollment" insert ", or twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00)
of the loan, whichever is less".
LANDON
2/26/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger,
Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks,
Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley,
Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon,
Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D.,
Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser,
Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren
and Wasserburger.
Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Latta
and Wostenberg.
Ayes 56 Nays 4 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/27/2003 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton,
Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis,
Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler,
Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/27/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0042
2/27/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0042
2/27/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0042
3/3/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0042
Chapter No.
0090 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.