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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to higher education; amending s. 2
1006.73, F.S.; requiring the Florida Postsecondary 3
Academic Library Network to provide specified support 4
for certain open education resources; establishing the 5
Student Open Access Resource Repository and the 6
Student Open Access Resource Grant Program; defining 7
the term "open access resource"; requiring the network 8
to support the adaptation or development of open 9
educational resources teams; providing requirements 10
for such teams and the network; providing requ irements 11
for the Student Open Access Resources Repository; 12
authorizing the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library 13
Network to award certain grants, subject to 14
appropriation; providing requirements for the 15
administration of and participation in the Student 16
Open Access Resource Grant Program; requiring Florida 17
College Systems and state universities to post courses 18
that utilize open education resources and have zero 19
textbook costs on their course registration systems 20
and websites within a specified timeframe; p roviding 21
requirements for posting such courses; authorizing a 22
certain Zero Textbook Cost Indicator to be used for 23
such purpose; revising reporting requirements for the 24
host entity of the network; requiring the Board of 25
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Governors and the Department of Educa tion to include 26
certain funding increases in their annual legislative 27
budget requests; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; deleting 28
obsolete language; requiring the Board of Governors to 29
establish two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in a 30
specified category; amending s. 1009.89, F.S.; 31
revising the requirements for award of funds through 32
the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 33
Education Grant Program; revising institution and 34
student eligibility requirements to participate in the 35
program; deleting a requir ement that the department 36
recommend certain standards; revising the requirements 37
for a specified report to include annual minimum 38
performance standards for performance benchmarks; 39
providing requirements for such standards and 40
benchmarks; requiring the Legi slature to annually 41
adopt benchmarks and evaluate institutions for funding 42
purposes; providing funding tiers for such 43
institutions; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing a 44
short title; providing legislative intent; 45
establishing the Linking Industry to Nurs ing Education 46
(LINE) Fund for specified purposes; providing 47
definitions; requiring the fund to be administered by 48
the Board of Governors and the department; providing 49
for the matching of specified funds, subject to 50
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available funds, for institutions with an approved 51
proposal; providing requirements for the use of 52
program funds, proposal requirements, for the review 53
of such proposal, and for participation in the 54
program; providing annual reporting requirements; 55
requiring the Board of Governors to adopt specif ied 56
regulations and the State Board of Education to adopt 57
specified rules; creating s. 1009.897, F.S.; creating 58
a Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 59
Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education 60
(PIPELINE) Fund for specified purposes; defi ning the 61
term "institution"; providing for allocations of 62
performance-based funding to institutions subject to 63
appropriation; providing metrics for the award of such 64
funding; requiring the Board of Governors to adopt 65
regulations and the State Board of Educ ation to adopt 66
rules; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; revising Board of 67
Governors and State Board of Education duties in 68
support of the Florida Talent Development Council; 69
amending s. 464.0195, F.S.; revising the goals of the 70
Florida Center for Nursing; provid ing an effective 71
date. 72
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 74
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Section 1. Subsections (4) through (6) of section 1006.73, 76
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (7), 77
respectively, subsection (1) and present subsection (4) are 78
amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to 79
read: 80
1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network. — 81
(1) PURPOSE.—The Board of Governors and the Department of 82
Education will jointly oversee the host entity in accordance 83
with subsection (6) (5) that will deliver the following services 84
to public postsecondary education institutions in this state, 85
which, for the purposes of this section, means all Florida 86
College System and State University System institutions: 87
(a) Provide information regarding and access to distance 88
learning courses and degree programs offered by public 89
postsecondary education institutions within the state. 90
(b) Coordinate with the Florida College System and the 91
State University System to iden tify and provide online academic 92
support services and resources when the multi -institutional 93
provision of such services and resources is more cost -effective 94
or operationally effective. 95
(c) Administer a single library automation system and 96
associated resources and services that all public postsecondary 97
institutions shall use to support learning, teaching, and 98
research needs and develop automated library management tools 99
that shall include, but are not limited to, the following 100
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services and functions: 101
1. A shared Internet-based catalog and discovery tool that 102
allows a user to search and, if authorized, access the aggregate 103
library holdings of the state's public postsecondary education 104
institutions. The catalog and discovery tool shall allow a user 105
to search the library holdings of one institution, selected 106
institutions, or all institutions and, to the extent feasible, 107
shall include an interlibrary loan function that ensures an 108
authorized user can access the required library holding. 109
2. An Internet-based searchable collection of electronic 110
resources which shall include, but not be limited to, full -text 111
journals, articles, databases, and electronic books licensed 112
pursuant to paragraph (d). 113
3. An integrated library management system and its 114
associated services that all public postsecondary education 115
institution academic libraries shall use for purposes of 116
acquiring, cataloging, circulating, and tracking library 117
material. 118
4. A statewide searchable database that includes an 119
inventory of digital archives and collections held by public 120
postsecondary education institutions. 121
(d) In collaboration with library staff from Florida 122
College System institutions and state universities, coordinate 123
the negotiation of statewide licensing of electronic library 124
resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase 125
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orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of library 126
support services, electronic resources, and other goods and 127
services necessary to carry out its duties under this section. 128
(e) Promote and prov ide recommendations concerning the use 129
and distribution of low -cost, no-cost, or open-access textbooks 130
and education resources and innovative pricing techniques that 131
comply with all applicable laws, in regards to copyrighted 132
material and statewide accessib ility measures, as a method for 133
reducing costs. 134
(f) Provide support for the adoption, adaptation, and 135
creation of open educational resources by faculty members from 136
Florida College System institutions and state universities. 137
(g)(f) Provide appropriate help desk support, training, 138
and consultation services to institutions and students. 139
(4) FLORIDA STUDENT OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES. —There is 140
established a statewide initiative to increase the amount of 141
open access resources available to postsecondary students in the 142
state through the development of the Student Open Access 143
Resources Repository, a statewide, Internet -based, searchable 144
database of open education resources curated by the faculty of 145
Florida College System institutions and sta te universities, and 146
the establishment of The Student Open Access Resource Grant 147
Program. 148
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "open 149
educational resources" means high -quality teaching, learning, 150
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and research resources that reside in the public doma in or have 151
been released under an intellectual property license that 152
permits the free use and repurposing of such resources by 153
others. The term may include other resources that are legally 154
available and free of cost to students. Open educational 155
resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course 156
materials, modules, textbooks, faculty -created content, 157
streaming videos, exams, software, and other tools, materials, 158
or techniques used to support access to knowledge. 159
(b) The Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network 160
shall support the adaptation or development of open educational 161
resources by teams of faculty, librarians, and instructional 162
designers within a Florida College System institution or state 163
university, or across multiple institutions and universities. 164
The Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network shall: 165
1. Serve as the lead agency. 166
2. Facilitate interinstitutional collaborations. 167
3. Host relevant digital assets. 168
4. Ensure compliance with federal and state laws and 169
regulations relating to accessibility, copyright, and quality 170
assurance. 171
5. Provide training for resource and professional 172
development. 173
6. Establish a statewide academic peer review process and 174
on-demand printing capabilities. 175
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7. Administer the grant progra m under paragraph (d). 176
(c) Resources available in the Student Open Access 177
Resources Repository shall: 178
1. Be based upon the statewide course numbering system as 179
specified in s. 1007.01. 180
2. Accelerate textbook affordability pursuant to s. 181
1004.085. 182
3. Be peer reviewed. 183
(d) The Student Open Access Resource Grant Program is 184
created to provide funding for public institutions of higher 185
education, faculty, and staff to create and expand the use of 186
open educational resources. 187
1. A Florida College System institution or state 188
university may apply to the Florida Postsecondary Academic 189
Library Network for a grant under the program to support the 190
development and curation of open educational resources and for 191
migrating existing content to the Student Open Acce ss Resource 192
Repository. 193
2. Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the 194
Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network may award grants 195
to Florida College System institutions and state universities 196
that apply for grants pursuant to this section. The Florida 197
Academic Library Network shall prioritize courses with high 198
student enrollment, courses with high textbook or materials 199
costs, and courses identified as general education core courses 200
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pursuant to s. 1007.25 when establishing award criteria. 201
3. Florida College System institutions and state 202
universities receiving grant funds shall agree to openly license 203
and share, under the broadest possible license, any open 204
educational resources developed or adapted using the grant and 205
post such resources to the Student Open Access Resources 206
Repository. 207
4. By fiscal year 2023 -2024, grant funds provided to the 208
Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network host entity shall 209
be awarded to Florida College System institutions and state 210
universities. 211
(e) Each Florida College System institution and state 212
university shall post prominently in its course registration 213
system and on its website, as early as is feasible, but at least 214
45 days before the first day of class for each term, courses 215
that utilize open educational resources and have zero textbook 216
costs as indicated by an icon next to each eligible course. The 217
Zero Textbook Cost Indicator developed by the Florida 218
Postsecondary Academic Library Network may be used for this 219
purpose. 220
(5)(4) REPORTING.— 221
(a) Beginning December 31, 2021, and each year thereafter, 222
the host entity shall submit a report to the Chancellors of the 223
State University System and the Florida College System regarding 224
the implementation and operation of all components described in 225
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this section, including, but not limited to , all of the 226
following:, 227
1. Usage information collected under paragraph (2)(c) ., 228
2. Information and associated costs relating to the 229
services and functions of the program ., and 230
3. The implementation and operation of the a utomated 231
library services. 232
4. The number and value of grants awarded under paragraph 233
(4)(d) and the distribution of those funds. 234
5. The number and types of courses placed in the Student 235
Open Access Resources Repository. 236
6. Information on the utilization of the Student Open 237
Access Resources Repository and utilization of open educational 238
resources in course sections, by Florida College System 239
institution and state university . 240
(b) The Chancellors will provide an annual report on the 241
performance of the host entity in delivering the services and 242
any recommendations for changes needed to this section to the 243
Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 244
of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State Board 245
of Education. The Board of Governors and the Department of 246
Education shall include any necessary funding increases in their 247
annual legislative budget requests. 248
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (18 ) of section 249
1009.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 250
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1009.26 Fee waivers. — 251
(18)(a) Beginning with the 2021 -2022 academic year, For 252
every course in a Program of Strategic Emphasis, as identified 253
in subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled, a state 254
university shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees for 255
an equivalent course in such program for a student who: 256
1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21. 257
2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a 258
baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial 259
enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution. 260
3. Enrolls in one of 10 eight Programs of Strategic 261
Emphasis as adopted by the Board of Governors. The Board of 262
Governors shall adopt eight Program s of Strategic Emphasis in 263
science, technology, engineering, or math and, beginning with 264
the 2022-2023 academic year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis 265
in the critical workforce gap analysis category for which a 266
student may be eligible to receive the tuit ion and fee waiver 267
authorized by this subsection. The programs identified by the 268
board must reflect the priorities of the state and be offered at 269
a majority of state universities. 270
Section 3. Section 1009.89, Florida Statutes, is amended 271
to read: 272
1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to 273
Student Education grants. — 274
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that independent 275
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nonprofit colleges and universities eligible to participate in 276
the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Educat ion 277
Grant Program are an integral part of the higher education 278
system in this state and that a significant number of state 279
residents choose this form of higher education. The Legislature 280
further finds that a strong and viable system of high-performing 281
independent nonprofit colleges and universities reduces the tax 282
burden on the citizens of the state. Because the William L. 283
Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program is 284
not related to a student's financial need or other criteria upon 285
which financial aid programs are based, but is instead based on 286
specified performance metrics for each eligible institution, it 287
is the intent of the Legislature that the William L. Boyd, IV, 288
Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program not be 289
considered a financial aid program but rather a tuition 290
assistance program for its citizens. Such tuition assistance 291
shall be tiered based on each eligible institution's performance 292
metrics. 293
(2) The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 294
Education Grant Program shall be administered by the Department 295
of Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 296
the administration of the program. 297
(3) An institution is eligible to participate in the 298
department shall issue through the program a William L. Boyd, 299
IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant program if the 300
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institution is to any full-time degree-seeking undergraduate 301
student registered at an independent nonprofit college or 302
university which is located in and chartered by the state; which 303
is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 304
Association of Colleges and Schools; which grants baccalaureate 305
degrees; which is not a state university or Florida College 306
System institution; and which has a secular purpose, so long as 307
the receipt of state aid by students at the institution would 308
not have the primary effect of advancing or impeding religion or 309
result in an excessive entanglement between the state and any 310
religious sect. 311
(4) A person is eligible to receive such William L. Boyd, 312
IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant if: 313
(a) He or she meets the general requirements, including 314
residency, for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, 315
except as otherwise provided in this section. 316
(b)1. He or she is enrolled as a ful l-time undergraduate 317
student at an eligible college or university that is ranked Tier 318
1, 2, 3, or 4 under paragraph (6)(a) in a program of study 319
leading to a baccalaureate degree. 320
2. He or she is not enrolled in a program of study leading 321
to a degree in theology or divinity. 322
3. He or she is making satisfactory academic progress as 323
defined by the State Board of Education. 324
4. He or she has not completed more than 110 percent of 325
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the degree program in which he or she is enrolled. 326
(5)(a) Funding for the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective 327
Access to Student Education Grant Program for eligible 328
institutions shall be as provided in the General Appropriations 329
Act. The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 330
Education grant may be paid on a prorated basis in advance of 331
the registration period. The department shall make such payments 332
to the college or university in which the student is enrolled 333
for credit to the student's account for payment of tuition and 334
fees. Institutions shall certify to the department t he amount of 335
funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the 336
department any undisbursed advances or refunds within 60 days of 337
the end of regular registration. A student is not eligible to 338
receive the award for more than 9 semesters or 14 quarters, 339
except as otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). 340
(b) If the combined amount of the William L. Boyd, IV, 341
Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 342
this act and all other scholarships and grants for tuition or 343
fees exceeds the amount char ged to the student for tuition and 344
fees, the department shall reduce the William L. Boyd, IV, 345
Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 346
this act by an amount equal to such excess. 347
(c) By September 1 of each year, eligible institutions 348
receiving funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act 349
must submit an Effective Access to Student Education Grant 350
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Program Accountability Report to the Department of Education, in 351
a format prescribed by the department. The report must use the 352
most recently available information on Florida resident students 353
and include, at a minimum, the following performance metrics, by 354
institution: 355
1. Access rate based upon percentage of Pell -eligible 356
students. 357
2. Affordability rate based upon average student loan 358
debt; federal, state, and institutional financial assistance; 359
and average tuition and fees. 360
3. Graduation rate. 361
4. Retention rate. 362
5. Postgraduate employment or continuing education rate. 363
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The department shall recommend minimum performance stan dards 365
that institutions must meet to remain eligible to receive grants 366
pursuant to this section . 367
(d) By October 1 of each year, the department shall submit 368
a report to the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the 369
chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Governor's 370
Office of Policy and Budget on the performance of each eligible 371
institution institutions and the institutions that have not met 372
the minimum performance standards recommended by the department . 373
The report must also recommend annual minimum performance 374
standards for the performance benchmarks in paragraph (e), 375
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identify if other benchmarks may be appropriate or considered, 376
and strategies to ensure continuous improvement of eligible 377
institutions and the program. The minimum performance benchmarks 378
included in the report must increase annually. 379
(e) The department's recommende d annual minimum 380
performance standards and the minimum standards used to 381
determine the institution tiers in subsection (6) must exceed 382
the following minimum standards for each benchmark: 383
1. An access rate of 53 percent. 384
2. An affordability rate of $6, 343. 385
3. A graduation rate of 53 percent. 386
4. A retention rate of 68 percent. 387
5. A postgraduate employment or continuing education rate 388
of 51 percent. 389
(6)(a) Each year, the Legislature shall adopt benchmarks 390
specified in the General Appropriations Ac t and shall evaluate 391
each institution's performance and place each institution in one 392
of five tiers for the purpose of determining award amounts. The 393
tiers are established as follows: 394
1. Tier 1: an institution that meets 5 benchmarks. 395
2. Tier 2: an institution that meets 4 benchmarks. 396
3. Tier 3: an institution that meets 3 benchmarks. 397
4. Tier 4: an institution that meets 2 benchmarks. 398
5. Tier 5: an institution that meets 1 or 0 benchmarks. 399
(b)1. The award amount for each tier shall be as follows : 400
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a. The Tier 1 award amount shall be as specified in the 401
General Appropriations Act. 402
b. The Tier 2 award amount may not be more than 90 percent 403
of the Tier 1 award amount. 404
c. The Tier 3 award amount may not be more than 75 percent 405
of the Tier 1 award amount. 406
d. The Tier 4 award amount may not be more than 50 percent 407
of the Tier 1 award amount. 408
e. The Tier 5 award amount shall be $0. 409
2. Notwithstanding the award amount, a Tier 5 institution 410
remains eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, 411
Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program for purposes 412
of s. 1005.06. 413
(7) If the number of eligible students exceeds the tot al 414
authorized in the General Appropriations Act, an institution may 415
use its own resources to assure that each eligible student 416
receives the full benefit of the grant amount authorized. 417
(8)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 418
implement this section. 419
Section 4. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 420
to read: 421
1009.896 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) 422
Fund.— 423
(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the 424
"Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund A ct." 425
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(2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and 426
growing nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to 427
address this critical workforce need by incentivizing 428
collaboration between nursing education programs and health care 429
partners through the establishment of the LINE Fund. This fund 430
is intended to meet local, regional, and state workforce demand 431
by recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the 432
capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and 433
increasing the number o f nursing education program graduates who 434
are prepared to enter the workforce. 435
(3) As used in this section, the term: 436
(a) "Health care partner" means a health care provider as 437
defined in s. 768.38(2). 438
(b) "Institution" means a school district career center 439
under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s. 440
1002.34, a Florida College System institution, a state 441
university, or an independent nonprofit college or university 442
located and chartered in this state and accredited by an agency 443
or association that is recognized by the database created and 444
maintained by the United States Department of Education to grant 445
baccalaureate degrees, which has a nursing education program 446
that meets or exceeds the following: 447
1. For a certified nursing assistant program, a completion 448
rate of at least 70 percent for the prior year. 449
2. For a licensed practical nurse, associate of science in 450
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nursing, and bachelor of science in nursing program, a first -451
time passage rate on the National Council of State Boards of 452
Nursing Licensing Examination of at least 70 percent for the 453
prior year. 454
(c) "Student" means a person who is a resident for tuition 455
purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and enrolled in a nursing 456
education program at an institution. 457
(4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the Board of 458
Governors for state universities and the Department of Education 459
for all other institutions. 460
(5) Subject to available funds, for every dollar 461
contributed to an institution by a health care partner, the fund 462
shall provide a dollar-to-dollar match to the participating 463
institution. 464
(6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships, 465
recruitment of additional faculty, equipment, and simulation 466
centers to advance high -quality nursing education programs 467
throughout the state. 468
(b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new 469
buildings. 470
(7)(a) To participate, an institution must submit a timely 471
and completed proposal to the Board of Governors or Department 472
of Education, in a format prescribed by the Board of Governors 473
or Department of Education, as applicable. 474
(b) The proposal must identify a health care partner 475
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located and licensed to operate in the state whose monetary 476
contributions will be matched by the fund on a dollar -to-dollar 477
basis. 478
(8) The Board of Governors or De partment of Education, as 479
applicable, must review and evaluate each completed and timely 480
submitted proposal according to the following minimum criteria: 481
(a) Whether funds committed by the health care partner 482
will contribute to an eligible purpose. 483
(b) How the institution plans to use the funds, including 484
how such funds will be utilized to increase student enrollment 485
and program completion. 486
(c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain 487
graduates. 488
(d) How the funds will expand the institutio n's nursing 489
education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce 490
demands. If applicable, this shall include advanced education 491
nursing programs and how the funds will increase the number of 492
faculty and clinical preceptors and planned efforts to u tilize 493
the clinical placement process established in s. 14.36. 494
(9)(a) Each institution with an approved proposal shall 495
notify the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 496
applicable, upon receipt of the health care partner provided 497
funds identified in the proposal. The Board of Governors or 498
Department of Education, as applicable, shall release grant 499
funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the amount of funds 500
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received by the institution. 501
(b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded 502
grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to 503
the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 504
applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in the 505
proposal and the use of funds. At minimum, the report must 506
include, by program level, the number of additional nursing 507
education students enrolled; if scholarships were awarded using 508
grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships 509
and the average award amount; and the outcomes of students as 510
reported by the Florida Talent Development Council pursuant to 511
s. 1004.015(6). 512
(10) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and 513
the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the 514
fund, establish dates for the submission and review of 515
proposals, award funds , and other regulations and rules 516
necessary to implement this section. 517
Section 5. Section 1009.897, Florida Statutes, is created 518
to read: 519
1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 520
Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPE LINE) 521
Fund.— 522
(1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 523
Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 524
Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among 525
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public postsecondary nursing education programs. 526
(2) As used in this section, the term, "institution" means 527
a school district career center under s. 1001.44 that offers a 528
licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career 529
center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse 530
program, a Florida College System institution, or a state 531
university. 532
(3) Subject to appropriation, each institution shall 533
receive an allocation based on the performance of its respective 534
nursing education program or programs according to the following 535
metrics: 536
(a) The number of nursing education program completers, by 537
program. 538
(b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of 539
Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution's 540
nursing education program completers, by program. 541
2. The allocations shall rewa rd excellence among nursing 542
education programs with an average first -time National Council 543
of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate 544
above the national average. 545
(4) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and 546
State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this 547
section. 548
Section 6. Subsection (6) of section 1004.015, Florida 549
Statutes, is amended to read: 550
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1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. — 551
(6) The council shall coordinate, facilitate, and 552
communicate statewide efforts to meet supply and demand needs 553
for the state's health care workforce. Annually, by beginning 554
December 1, 2021, the council shall report on the implementation 555
of this subsection and any other relevant information on the 556
Florida Talent Devel opment Council's web page located on the 557
Department of Economic Opportunity's website. To support the 558
efforts of the council, the Board of Governors and the State 559
Board of Education shall: 560
(a) Conduct a statistically valid biennial data -driven gap 561
analysis of the supply and demand of the health care workforce. 562
Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating Conference 563
created in s. 216.136. 564
(a)(b) Provide 10-year trend information on nursing 565
education programs subject to the requirements of s. 464.019. 566
The Department of Health, the Board of Governors, the State 567
Board of Education, the Commission for Independent Education, 568
the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, the 569
Florida Center for Nursing, and postsecondary institutions 570
participating in a state grant , fund, or performance -based 571
incentive program under s. 1009.89 , s. 1009.896, or s. 1009.897 572
or s. 1009.891, shall provide data, by institution and program, 573
on: 574
1. The number and type of programs and student slots 575
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available. 576
2. The number of student applications submitted, the 577
number of qualified student applicants, and the number of 578
students accepted, and the number of students enrolled . 579
3. The number of program graduates. 580
4. Program retention rates of students tracked f rom 581
program entry to graduation. 582
5. Graduate passage rates , as defined in s. 464.003, on 583
and the number of times each graduate took the National Council 584
of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination. 585
6. The number of graduates who become employed as 586
practical or professional nurses in the state. 587
7. The educational advancement of nurses through career 588
pathways by comparing their initial degree to the highest degree 589
they obtained for the preceding 10 years. 590
8. The outcomes of students enrolled at in stitutions 591
participating in the Linking Industry to Nursing Education 592
(LINE) Fund under s. 1009.896 or the Prepping Institutions, 593
Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing 594
Education (PIPELINE) Fund under s. 1009.897. 595
9. The outcomes of graduates who have received a nursing 596
student loan forgiveness repayment under s. 1009.66. Such data 597
must include, for the previous 4 fiscal years, the number of 598
graduates who have received a repayment, the amount repaid on 599
behalf of each graduate, eac h graduate's employer of record for 600
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each repayment and the length of employment at each employer, 601
and the level or levels of nursing licensure earned by each 602
graduate. 603
(b)(c) Develop definitions for data elements and a uniform 604
a survey for use by the Dep artment of Health, the Commission for 605
Independent Education, the Independent Colleges and Universities 606
of Florida, and postsecondary institutions participating in a 607
state loan forgiveness program, grant, fund, or performance -608
based incentive program under s. 1009.66, s. 1009.89, s. 609
1009.896, or s. 1009.897 or s. 1009.891, to collect data 610
required under paragraph (a) (b). The survey must include, but 611
is not limited to, a student's age, gender, race, ethnicity, 612
veteran status, wage, employer information, loan debt, and 613
retirement expectations. 614
Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 464.0195, Florida 615
Statutes, is amended to read: 616
464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. — 617
(2) The primary goals for the center shall be to: 618
(a) Develop a strategic statewi de plan for nursing 619
manpower in this state by: 620
1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data -driven 621
gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care 622
workforce. Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating 623
Conference created in s. 216.13 6. The center shall: 624
a. Establish Establishing and maintain maintaining a 625
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database on nursing supply and demand in the state, to include 626
current supply and demand .; 627
b.2. Analyze Analyzing the current and future supply and 628
demand in the state and making future projections of such, 629
including assessing the impact of this state's participation in 630
the Nurse Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095 .; and 631
2.3. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty 632
and clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty deve lopment, and 633
promote advanced nurse education. 634
3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation 635
and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators, 636
nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors Selecting from the plan 637
priorities to be addressed . 638
4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment, 639
distribution, and retention. 640
5. Piloting innovative projects to support the 641
recruitment, development, and retention of qualified nurse 642
faculty and clinical preceptors. 643
6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of 644
academic-practice partnerships to support nurse faculty 645
employment and advancement. 646
7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing 647
education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of 648
teaching and the evidence -based use of technology, simulation, 649
and distance learning techniques. 650
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(b) Convene various groups representative of nurses, other 651
health care providers, business and industry, consumers, 652
legislators, and educators to: 653
1. Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the 654
center; 655
2. Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for 656
implementation of recommended changes; and 657
3. Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the 658
Legislature and others. 659
(b)(c) Enhance and promote recognition, reward, and 660
renewal activities for nurses in the state by: 661
1. Promoting nursing excellence programs such as magnet 662
recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; 663
2. Proposing and creating additional reward, recognition, 664
and renewal activities for nurses; and 665
3. Promoting media and positive image -building efforts for 666
nursing. 667
Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 668