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SPONSOR: |
Hurt |
DATE TYPED: |
01/29/02 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
San Juan Nursing Program |
SB |
119 |
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ANALYST: |
Fernandez |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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$150.0 |
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Non-Recurring |
General Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Relates
to Appropriation in The General Appropriation Act Relates
Duplicates
HB74
San Juan College (SJC)
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 119
appropriates $150.0 from the general fund to San Juan College for the purpose
of expanding nursing enrollment.
Significant
Issues
According to SJC, this appropriation will allow
the institution to fund the continuation of an expansion initiative begun in
fall, 2001. Additional students were
accepted in the Associate Degree nursing program and one additional faculty
member was hired. This funding will
allow SJC to hire a second and possibly a third faculty to accommodate another
cohort of 42 students entering the nursing program each fall.
SJC estimates an increase in enrollment will
provide an additional 12 – 14 nurses annually.
Included in HB2, is an additional appropriation
in the amount of $75.0 for SJC. The
purpose of the funding is to address market salary needs, or to convert nursing
faculty from a 9-month contract to a 12-month contract or to expand nursing
student enrollments.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $150.0 contained in this
bill is a non-recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or
unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to
the general fund.
SJC may expend the funds in fiscal years 2003
and 2004, after that the higher education funding formula will kick in and
generate support for this program.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
Relates to HB2.
Included in HB2 is $75.0 for SJC to expand the nursing program.
Duplicates HB74
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