HB 5175 — Eliminate funding for the Center for Nursing and transfer its duties and authorities to the Higher Education Policy Commission.

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED Committee Substitute for House Bill 5175 ByBYD DelegatesELEGATESELLINGTON, Ellington,ULLY, Tully,UMMERS, Summers,STATLE, Statler,TONEY, Toney,ORNBY Hornby,, Lucas,UCAS,ANDLONGANACRE and[Passed LonganacreFebruary [Originating29, in2024; the Committee on Education;

Reportedin oneffect Februaryninety 15,days 2024]from passage.] Enr CS for HB 5175 AAN BILLACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-16-6;

and to repeal §30-7B-1, §30-7B-2, §30-7B-3, §30-7B-4, §30-7B-5, §30-7B-6,§30-7B- 6, and §30-7B-7 of said code, all relating to abolishing the Center for Nursing;

1Enr CS for HB 5175 (2) Supporting initiatives for expansion of nursing programs;

Center for Nursing Scholarship and Workforce Fund;

(a) There is continued in the State Treasury a special revenue revolving fund account known as the "Center"Nursing for Nursing Scholarship and Workforce Fund" to be administered by the commission to implement the provisions of this section and article seven-b, chapter thirty of this code §18B-16-6 of this code.

Any moneys in the account on the effective date of this section are transferred to continued under the commission’s administrative authority.

All costs associated with the administration of this section and article seven-b, chapter thirty §18B-16-6 of this code shall be paid from the Center for Nursing Scholarship and Workforce Fund under the direction of the Vice chancellor for Administration or his or her designee.

(1) A supplemental licensure fee, not to exceed $10 per year, to be paid by all nurses licensed by the Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, pursuant to section eight- 2 CS for HB 5175 a, article seven, chapter thirty of this code, and the Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses, pursuant to section seven-a, article seven-a, chapter thirty of this code All moneys currently on deposit in the account or which are due or become due for deposit into the account as obligations made under the previous enactment of this section;

Enr CS for HB 5175 (2) Repayments, including interest as set by the Vice Chancellor for Administration chancellor or his or her designee, collected from recipients who fail to practice or teach in West Virginia under the terms of the scholarship agreement;

and (3) Any other funds from any source as may be added to the account Appropriation provided by the Legislature;

(c) In consultation with the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Center for Nursing, established pursuant to article seven-b, chapter thirty of this code, the The commission shall administer a scholarship, designated the Nursing Scholarship Program, designed to benefit nurses who practice in hospitals and other health care institutions in West Virginia or teach in state nursing programs.

3 CS for HB 5175 (B) An award of up to $3,000 is available for a student in a licensed practical nurse education program.

(C) An award of up to $7,500 is available for a student who has completed one-half of a in a registered nurse education program:

Enr CS for HB 5175 (D) An award of up to $15,000 is available to a student in a nursing master’s degree program or a doctoral nursing or education program.

(e) The commission shall promulgate a rule for legislative approval pursuant to §29A-3A-1§29A-3A- 1 et seq.

4 CS for HB 5175 (4) Forgiveness options for death or disability of a recipient;

Supplemental fees to fund centerCenter for nursing;Nursing;

[Repealed][Repealed.] Enr CS for HB 5175 ARTICLE 7B.

[Repealed.] 5Enr CS for HB 5175 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................

Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.

In effect ninety days from passage.

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Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................

President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................

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