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HB0071 • 2015

Nursing education programs.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming investment in nursing program; amending requirements for the master’s and doctorate level education loans as specified; amending loan payback requirements; extending the program sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Labor
Last action
2015-02-19
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

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Amendments

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HB0071HW001

Committee of the Whole • Wilson

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by Wilson

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HB0071HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-19 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-17 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0003

  3. 2015-02-12 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0003

  4. 2015-02-12 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0003

  5. 2015-02-11 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0003

  6. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  7. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-09 Senate

    Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor

  12. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-02-03 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-0-0-1

  14. 2015-02-02 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-30 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-30 House

    Amendment failed

  17. 2015-01-30 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2015-01-29 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2015-01-29 House

    Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  20. 2015-01-27 House

    H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

  21. 2015-01-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  22. 2015-01-27 House

    Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  23. 2015-01-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

  24. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  25. 2015-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0071
Effective Date:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0017

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 3

Chapter No.:
1

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Nursing education programs.

Subject:
Amendments to Wyoming Investment in Nursing program.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Wyoming Investment in Nursing program authorizes loans to persons pursuing
nursing educa
tion at the associate, bachelor’s and master’
s
level
, and provides for loan forgiveness if the recipient teaches nursing at the University of Wyoming
.

This bill:

Authorizes loans for doctorate level nursing degrees;

Provides that the repayment obligation can be forgiven by teaching nursing at a Wyoming community college;

Removes an eligibility requ
irement that the applicant has
taught nursing in Wyoming for one year before receipt of the loan
;

Extends the program sunset date from 2016 to 2020.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0071

ENROLLED ACT NO.
3
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming investment in nursing program; amending requirements for the master’s and doctorate level education loans as specified; amending loan payback requirements; extending the program sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
123(c
)(
ii), (iii) and (o) is
amended to read:

9
‑
2
‑
123
.

Wyoming investment in nursing loan and grant program; eligibility criteria; procedures.

(c)

Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this program, loans under the WYIN program may be granted to applicants enrolled or planning to enroll in nursing education programs as follows:

(ii)

A registered nurse with a baccalaureate degree who holds an unencumbered license with the Wyoming board of nursing
, has the equivalent of at least one (1) year of full
‑
time service teaching in a nursing education program in Wyoming as a registered nurse with a baccalaureate degree, with preference given to a registered nurse currently teaching at the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming college,
and
the registered nurse
is accepted into a nursing education program at the University of Wyoming leading to a master's degree
or doctorate level degree

in nursing or nursing education may be eligible for a loan to pay the unmet need of attendance, as determined by the Wyoming community college commission or its designee, provided that in order to receive a loan for
a master's degree
either

program, the applicant shall agree to repay the loan by teaching
nursing

at a Wyoming
community

college

or the University of Wyoming. If the applicant registered nurse is not accepted into a nursing education program at
the University of Wyoming and upon approval of the Wyoming community college commission, the applicant registered nurse may be accepted into an accredited nursing education program at a university located outside of the state. Loans awarded for applicants accepted into programs outside of Wyoming shall not exceed the loan amounts available for programs at the University of Wyoming;

(iii)

A registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing who holds an unencumbered license with the Wyoming board of nursing
, has the equivalent of at least one (1) year of full
‑
time service teaching in a nursing education program in Wyoming as a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing
and is accepted into a nursing education program at an institution providing the required nursing education courses under contract with the western interstate commission for higher education or in a distance nursing education program at a university that is regionally accredited leading to a doctorate level degree in nursing may be eligible for a loan to pay the unmet need of attendance, as determined by the Wyoming community college commission or its designee, provided that in order to receive a loan for a doctorate level degree program, the
applicant shall agree to repay the loan by teaching
nursing

at
a Wyoming
community college or

the University of Wyoming.

(o)

This program created by this section shall
expire
effective June 30,
2016

20
2
0
.

Section 2
.

This
act is effective July 1, 201
5
.

(END)

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