Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part 1B, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 530, proviso 118.16, by amending the subsection added by the document bearing file path N:\S-FINANC\AMEND\DAD\118.16 ADDL REV2 HKL.DOCX, by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
/ ( ) H030 - Commission on Higher Education
Advanced Nursing Scholarship $100,000
( .1) The Commission on Higher Education shall utilize this appropriation to provide scholarships to students who are enrolled in an accredited state-supported institution of higher learning seeking an advanced nursing degree. The commission shall establish an application process by which students may apply. To receive a scholarship, the student must have at least ten years of state service and be employed in a healthcare or related field. A scholarship recipient may receive up to $5000 per semester, excluding summer school, for tuition, fees, and books. /
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