|
S.F.
No. 0099 |
Nursing
loan program-amendments. |
Sponsored By: Senator(s) Boggs and Representative(s)
Hinckley
AN
ACT relating to the Wyoming investment in nursing loan and grant program;
modifying specified eligibility requirements; specifying qualified work loan
repayment for graduate level recipients; and providing for an effective date.
1/11/2005 Bill Number Assigned
1/12/2005 S Received for Introduction
1/12/2005 S Introduced and Referred to S10
1/24/2005 S10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Decaria, Massie and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/24/2005 S Placed on General File
1/26/2005 S Passed CoW
1/27/2005 S Passed 2nd Reading
1/28/2005 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso,
Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings,
Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross,
Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/28/2005 H Received for Introduction
2/4/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H10
2/17/2005 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barnard, Brechtel, Harvey,
Hastert, Iekel, Jackson, Martin, Morgan and Osborn
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/17/2005 H Placed on General File
SF0099HS001/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 4 After
"recipients;" insert "transferring administration of the program
from the higher education assistance authority to the community college
commission;".
Page 1-line 9 Delete
"9-2-123(c)(ii)" insert "9-2-123(a), (c)(i), (ii) and
(iii),"; after "(e)(intro)" insert ", (g)(iii), (j)(intro),
(k), (n)".
Page 1-after line 13 Insert:
"(a) There
is created the Wyoming investment in nursing program administered by the
Wyoming higher education assistance authority community college commission created under W.S. 21-16-703 21-18-201.
The program shall be known as the WYIN program. Applicants shall be residents
of this state or graduates of a Wyoming high school and may apply for loans
from the WYIN program in accordance with this section.".
Page 2-after line 2 Insert:
"(i) An applicant
who is accepted into a Wyoming licensed practical nurse or registered nursing
education program or a baccalaureate degree program in nursing may be eligible
for a loan to pay the unmet need, as determined by the Wyoming higher education assistance authority community college commission or its designee, of
attendance at the licensed practical nursing education program or the
registered nursing education program leading to an associate's or baccalaureate
degree;".
Page 2-line 15 Strike
"higher".
Page 2-line 16 Strike "education
assistance authority" insert "community
college commission".
Page 2-line 22 Delete "authority" insert "Wyoming community college commission".
Page 3-after line 3 Insert:
"(iii) A registered
nurse with a master's degree in nursing who holds an unencumbered license with
the Wyoming board of nursing, has the equivalent of at least one (1) year of
full-time service teaching in a nursing education program in Wyoming as a
registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing and is accepted into a
nursing education program at an institution providing the required nursing
education courses under contract with the western interstate commission for
higher education or in a distance nursing education program at a university
that is regionally accredited leading to a doctorate level degree in nursing
may be eligible for a loan to pay the unmet need of attendance, as determined
by the Wyoming higher education assistance
authority community college commission
or its designee, provided that in order to receive a loan for a doctorate level
degree program, the applicant shall agree to repay the loan by teaching at the
University of Wyoming.".
Page 3-after line 13 Insert:
"(g) Any recipient
of a WYIN loan who fails:
(iii) The appropriate
certification or licensure examination on the first attempt may retake the
examination at the next available opportunity before commencing repayment of
the loan. The recipient shall notify the Wyoming higher
education assistance authority community
college commission or its contractor of the intent to retake the
examination and the date the examination will be taken. Any recipient of a WYIN
loan who fails the examination after the second attempt shall commence cash
repayment of the loan within forty-five (45) days after receipt of notification
of the second failure by the board of nursing. If the recipient of a WYIN loan
who fails the examination on the first attempt does not retake the examination
at the next available opportunity, cash repayment shall commence within
forty-five (45) days after the next available examination is conducted.
(j) The Wyoming higher education assistance authority community college commission shall have the powers
and duties specified in W.S. 21-16-705 21-18-202 to implement this section and shall
establish terms and conditions of loans issued under this section, including:
(k) Funding of the loan
program established under this section shall be by appropriation of the
legislature. The authority Wyoming community college commission shall
transfer approved loan amounts to the University of Wyoming and to Wyoming
community colleges at which loan recipients are enrolled. In consultation with
the university and affected community colleges, the authority
commission shall establish
procedures for transferring loan amounts and for reporting requirements on the
expenditure of transferred loan amounts.
(n) The authority Wyoming
community college commission shall annually review the loan program
established under this section and report to the governor and the legislature
in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1014, regarding program results, funds received and
loans issued during the preceding academic year, together with the status of
all outstanding loan commitments and repayments under the program.".
Page 4-after line 7 Insert:
"Section 2. The Wyoming investment in nursing program is
hereby transferred to the Wyoming community college commission by a Type 1
transfer as provided by W.S. 9-2-1707(b)(i) and all positions, personnel,
property and appropriated funds shall be transferred to the commission for the
purposes of administering the Wyoming investment in nursing program.".
Page 4-line 9 Delete "Section
2." insert "Section 3". OSBORN, CHAIRMAN
2/23/2005 H Passed CoW
2/24/2005 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/25/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R.,
Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee,
Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons,
Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon,
Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn,
Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson,
Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.
Excused:
Representative(s) Hageman, Jorgensen, Miller and Wasserburger.
Ayes 56 Nays 0 Excused
4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/28/2005 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso,
Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings,
Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross,
Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/28/2005 Assigned Number SEA No. 0089
2/28/2005 S President Signed SEA No. 0089
2/28/2005 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0089
3/2/2005 Governor Signed SEA No. 0089
3/2/2005 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0187 Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.