(1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among public postsecondary nursing education programs.
(2) As used in this section, the term “institution” means a school district career center under s. 1001.44 that offers a licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse program, a Florida College System institution, or a state university.
(3) Subject to appropriation, each institution shall receive an allocation based on the performance of its respective nursing education program or programs according to the following metrics:
(a) The number of nursing education program completers, by program.
(b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution’s nursing education program completers, by program.
2. The allocations shall reward excellence among nursing education programs with an average first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate above the national average.
(4) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section.
History.—s. 51, ch. 2022-154.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance
Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96)
Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid
1009.50 - Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.505 - Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program.
1009.51 - Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.52 - Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.53 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
1009.534 - Florida Academic Scholars award.
1009.5341 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards for graduate study.
1009.535 - Florida Medallion Scholars award.
1009.536 - Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.
1009.55 - Rosewood Family Scholarship Program.
1009.60 - Minority teacher education scholars program.
1009.605 - Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.
1009.61 - Teacher/Quest Scholarship Program.
1009.62 - Grants for teachers for special training in exceptional student education.
1009.65 - Medical Education Reimbursement and Loan Repayment Program.
1009.66 - Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
1009.67 - Nursing scholarship program.
1009.70 - Florida Education Fund.
1009.701 - First Generation Matching Grant Program.
1009.72 - Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Program.
1009.73 - Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program.
1009.74 - The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program.
1009.75 - Last Mile College Completion Program.
1009.77 - Florida Work Experience Program.
1009.78 - Student Loan Program.
1009.79 - Issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to s. 15, Art. VII, State Constitution.
1009.80 - Approval of loans; administration of program.
1009.83 - Rate of interest and other charges.
1009.84 - Procurement of insurance as security for loans.
1009.85 - Participation in guaranteed student loan program.
1009.86 - Student Loan Operating Trust Fund.
1009.87 - Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.
1009.88 - Validation of bonds.
1009.89 - The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education grants.
1009.892 - Cost of attendance; adult norm-referenced testing.
1009.893 - Benacquisto Scholarship Program.
1009.894 - Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program.
1009.895 - Open Door Grant Program.
1009.896 - Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program.
1009.8962 - Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund.