Texas Education Code

§ 61.9753 — GRANTS: CONDITIONS; LIMITATIONS

ED § 61.9753Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION · Ch. 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD · Art. EE. TEXAS HOSPITAL-BASED NURSING EDUCATION

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(a)The board may make a grant under this subchapter to a hospital-based nursing education partnership only if the board determines that:

(1)the partnership will meet applicable board and Texas Board of Nursing standards for instruction and student competency for the associate, bachelor of science, or master of science nursing degree granted by each nursing education program participating in the partnership;

(2)each nursing education program participating in the partnership will, as a result of the partnership, enroll in the nursing education program a sufficient number of additional students as established by the board;

(3)the marginal cost to the state of producing a graduate of a nursing education program participating in the partnership will be comparable, as determined under criteria established by board rule, to the marginal cost to the state of producing a graduate of a nursing education program not participating in a partnership;

(4)each hospital participating in a partnership with a nursing education program will provide to students enrolled in the program clinical placements that:

(A)allow the students to take part in providing or to observe, as appropriate, medical services offered by the hospital; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2007. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 936 (H.B. 3443), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.