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ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
SFAHCR49 428 4341 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session AmendmentsproposedbySenatorEdmondstoEngrossedHouseConcurrentResolutionNo.
49 BY REPRESENTATIVES FISHER AND CHASSION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessaryto include the doctor of physical therapy degree, the master of physician assistant studies degree, and post-baccalaureate nursing degree, including advanced practice registered nursing degree and doctoral nursing degree within the definition of professional degree programs eligible for enhanced federal student loan access.
by Representative Fisher AMENDMENT NO.
WHEREAS, the legislature affirms that such designation is essential to enable equitable access to advanced health professional education, particularly for students from rural communities in Louisiana, to support the development and retention of a robust workforce of physical therapists, physician assistants, and nurses necessary to address statewide and rural healthcare needs, to mitigate escalating healthcare costs, and to strengthenstatewidepublichealthinfrastructureandlongtermworkforcesustainability;and WHEREAS, research shows that healthcare professionals educated locally are significantly more likely to practice in the communities where theyare trained;
1 On page 1, line 3, after "degree" and before "within", insert ", the master of physician assistantstudiesdegree,andpost-baccalaureatenursingdegree,includingadvancedpractice registered nursing degree and doctoral nursing degree" AMENDMENT NO.
and WHEREAS, restricting access to federal student loan funding for students enrolled in doctor of physical therapy, master of physician assistant studies, and post-baccalaureate nursing degree programs would disproportionately affect Louisiana residents and further exacerbate rural healthcare shortages.
2 On page 1, line 8, delete "physical therapy workforce" and insert "workforce of physical therapists, physician assistants, and nurses" AMENDMENT NO.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessaryto include the doctorofphysicaltherapydegree,themasterofphysicianassistantstudiesdegree,andpost- baccalaureate nursing degree, including advanced practice registered nursing degree and doctoral nursing degree within the definition of professional degree programs eligible for enhanced federal student loan access.
3 On page 1, delete lines 13 and 14, and insert the following:
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"WHEREAS, restricting access to federal student loan funding for students enrolled in doctor of physical therapy, master of physician assistant studies, and post-baccalaureate nursing degree programs would disproportionately affect Louisiana residents and further exacerbate" AMENDMENT NO.
49 ENROLLED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
4 On page 1, line 18, after "degree" insert ", the master of physician assistant studies degree, and post-baccalaureate nursing degree, including advanced practice registered nursing degree and doctoral nursing degree" Page 1 of 1
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Page 2 of 2