Sec. 61.9624. ADMINISTRATION. The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the professional nursing shortage reduction program. The board shall grant funds under Sections 61.9623(a)(1)(A) and (D) in an equitable manner among the various types of professional nursing programs. The board shall grant funds under Section 61.6923(a)(1)(C) in a manner that best promotes innovation in the recruitment and retention of nursing students, including the recruitment and retention of Spanish-speaking and bilingual students.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1489, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.924 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(42), 3(10), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 674 (S.B. 132), Sec. 5, 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