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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to promoting the retention and graduation of students |
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enrolled in professional nursing programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0901 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0901. INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE RETENTION AND |
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GRADUATION OF NURSING STUDENTS. (a) In this section, |
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"professional nursing program" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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61.9621. |
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(b) The board shall consider and develop methods to promote |
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the retention and graduation of students enrolled in a professional |
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nursing program and shall adopt rules to implement those methods |
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the board considers feasible, including recommendations on |
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financial aid. |
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(c) The board by rule shall establish a program to recognize |
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a professional nursing program that achieves a graduation rate of |
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85 percent or more. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2007, the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall adopt the rules required by |
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Subsection (c), Section 61.0901, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |