Sec. 61.96231. NURSING FACULTY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS. (a) Under the professional nursing shortage reduction program, the board may award nursing faculty enhancement grants to professional nursing programs to assist the programs in the education, recruitment, and retention of a sufficient number of faculty members to enable the programs to enroll a sufficient number of students to meet the state's need for registered nurses.
(b) A grant awarded under this section may be used only for the purposes specified by Subsection (a), including providing salary supplements and enhancements and reducing the number of hours a faculty member must teach.
(c) In awarding a grant under this section, the board may require matching funds from a professional nursing program or may give preference in awarding a grant to a program providing matching funds.
(d) The board may appoint an advisory committee to advise the board on successful strategies, in addition to the grants awarded under this section, for educating, recruiting, and retaining qualified professional nursing program faculty members who hold master's or doctoral degrees.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education
Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Subchapter Z. Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program
Section 61.96231. Nursing Faculty Enhancement Grants
Section 61.96232. Grants to Increase Number of Graduates: Application Process
Section 61.96233. New Professional Nursing Programs
Section 61.9624. Administration
Section 61.9625. Grants, Gifts, and Donations
Section 61.9626. Annual Report
Section 61.9627. Disbursement and Accounting of Appropriated Funds
Section 61.9628. Administrative Costs
Section 61.9629. Continued Eligibility of Programs to Receive Grants