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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 8
chancellors of the State University System and the 9
Florida College System to collaborate and take the 10
lead in identifying and developing processes to 11
coordinate and support the adaptation or development 12
of open educational resources; requiring the network 13
to support the adaptation or development of open 14
educational resources teams; providing requirements 15
for such teams and the network; providing requirements 16
for the Student Open Access Resources Repository; 17
authorizing the Florida Postsecondary Academic Library 18
Network to award certain grants, subject to 19
appropriation; providing requirements for the 20
administration of and participation in the Student 21
Open Access Resource Grant Program; requiring Florida 22
College Systems and state universities to post courses 23
that utilize open education resources and have zero 24
textbook costs on their course registration systems 25
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and websites within a specified timeframe; providing 26
requirements for posting such courses; authorizing a 27
certain Zero Textbook Cost Indicator to be used for 28
such purpose; revising reporting requirements for the 29
host entity of the network; requiring the Board of 30
Governors and the Department of Education to include 31
certain funding increases in their annual legislative 32
budget requests; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; deleting 33
obsolete language; requiring the Board of Governors to 34
establish two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in a 35
specified category; amending s. 1009 .89, F.S.; 36
revising the requirements for award of funds through 37
the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 38
Education Grant Program; revising institution and 39
student eligibility requirements to participate in the 40
program; deleting a requirement th at the department 41
recommend certain standards; revising the requirements 42
for a specified report to include annual minimum 43
performance standards for performance benchmarks; 44
providing requirements for such standards and 45
benchmarks; requiring the Legislature to annually 46
adopt benchmarks and evaluate institutions for funding 47
purposes; providing funding tiers for such 48
institutions; amending s. 1009.895, F.S.; revising the 49
definition of the term "institutions"; deleting the 50
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eligibility requirement that students c omplete the 51
Free Application for Federal Student Aid; authorizing 52
institutions to cover certain costs for students in 53
the program; creating s. 1009.896, F.S.; providing a 54
short title; providing legislative intent; 55
establishing the Linking Industry to Nursi ng Education 56
(LINE) Fund for specified purposes; providing 57
definitions; requiring the fund to be administered by 58
the Board of Governors and the department; providing 59
for the matching of specified funds, subject to 60
available funds, for institutions with an approved 61
proposal; providing requirements for the use of 62
program funds, proposal requirements, for the review 63
of such proposal, and for participation in the 64
program; providing annual reporting requirements; 65
requiring the Board of Governors to adopt specifi ed 66
regulations and the State Board of Education to adopt 67
specified rules; creating s. 1009.897, F.S.; creating 68
a Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 69
Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education 70
(PIPELINE) Fund for specified purposes; defin ing the 71
term "institution"; providing for allocations of 72
performance-based funding to institutions subject to 73
appropriation; providing metrics for the award of such 74
funding; requiring the Board of Governors to adopt 75
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regulations and the State Board of Educa tion to adopt 76
rules; amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; revising Board of 77
Governors and State Board of Education duties in 78
support of the Florida Talent Development Council; 79
amending s. 464.0195, F.S.; revising the goals of the 80
Florida Center for Nursing; providi ng an effective 81
date. 82
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 84
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Section 1. Subsections (4) through (6) of section 1006.73, 86
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (5) through (7), 87
respectively, subsection (1) and present s ubsection (4) are 88
amended, and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to 89
read: 90
1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network. — 91
(1) PURPOSE.—The Board of Governors and the Department of 92
Education will jointly oversee the host entity in accordance 93
with subsection (6) (5) that will deliver the following services 94
to public postsecondary education institutions in this state, 95
which, for the purposes of this section, means all Florida 96
College System and State University System institutions: 97
(a) Provide information regarding and access to distance 98
learning courses and degree programs offered by public 99
postsecondary education institutions within the state. 100
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(b) Coordinate with the Florida College System and the 101
State University System to ident ify and provide online academic 102
support services and resources when the multi -institutional 103
provision of such services and resources is more cost -effective 104
or operationally effective. 105
(c) Administer a single library automation system and 106
associated resources and services that all public postsecondary 107
institutions shall use to support learning, teaching, and 108
research needs and develop automated library management tools 109
that shall include, but are not limited to, the following 110
services and functions: 111
1. A shared Internet-based catalog and discovery tool that 112
allows a user to search and, if authorized, access the aggregate 113
library holdings of the state's public postsecondary education 114
institutions. The catalog and discovery tool shall allow a user 115
to search the library holdings of one institution, selected 116
institutions, or all institutions and, to the extent feasible, 117
shall include an interlibrary loan function that ensures an 118
authorized user can access the required library holding. 119
2. An Internet-based searchable collection of electronic 120
resources which shall include, but not be limited to, full -text 121
journals, articles, databases, and electronic books licensed 122
pursuant to paragraph (d). 123
3. An integrated library management system and its 124
associated services that all public postsecondary education 125
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institution academic libraries shall use for purposes of 126
acquiring, cataloging, circulating, and tracking library 127
material. 128
4. A statewide searchable database that includes an 129
inventory of digital archives and c ollections held by public 130
postsecondary education institutions. 131
(d) In collaboration with library staff from Florida 132
College System institutions and state universities, coordinate 133
the negotiation of statewide licensing of electronic library 134
resources and preferred pricing agreements, issue purchase 135
orders, and enter into contracts for the acquisition of library 136
support services, electronic resources, and other goods and 137
services necessary to carry out its duties under this section. 138
(e) Promote and provi de recommendations concerning the use 139
and distribution of low -cost, no-cost, or open-access textbooks 140
and education resources and innovative pricing techniques that 141
comply with all applicable laws, in regards to copyrighted 142
material and statewide accessibi lity measures, as a method for 143
reducing costs. 144
(f) Provide support for the adoption, adaptation, and 145
creation of open educational resources by faculty members from 146
Florida College System institutions and state universities. 147
(g)(f) Provide appropriate help desk support, training, 148
and consultation services to institutions and students. 149
(4) FLORIDA STUDENT OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES. —There is 150
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established a statewide initiative to increase the amount of 151
open access resources available to postsecondary students in the 152
state through the development of the Student Open Access 153
Resources Repository, a statewide, Internet -based, searchable 154
database of open education resources curated by the faculty of 155
Florida College System institutions and sta te universities, and 156
the establishment of The Student Open Access Resource Grant 157
Program. 158
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "open 159
educational resources" means high -quality teaching, learning, 160
and research resources that reside in the public doma in or have 161
been released under an intellectual property license that 162
permits the free use and repurposing of such resources by 163
others. The term may include other resources that are legally 164
available and free of cost to students. Open educational 165
resources include, but are not limited to, full courses, course 166
materials, modules, textbooks, faculty -created content, 167
streaming videos, exams, software, and other tools, materials, 168
or techniques used to support access to knowledge. 169
(b) The chancellors of the Sta te University System and the 170
Florida College System shall collaborate and take the lead in 171
identifying and developing processes to coordinate and support 172
the adaptation or development of open educational resources by 173
teams of faculty, librarians, and instr uctional designers within 174
a Florida College System institution or state university, or 175
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across multiple institutions and universities. Such processes 176
shall include, but not be limited to, ensuring quality and 177
accuracy of content, suitability for publication , and compliance 178
with federal and state copyright laws and regulations. Pursuant 179
to the processes developed by the chancellors, the Florida 180
Postsecondary Academic Library Network shall: 181
1. Serve as the lead agency. 182
2. Facilitate interinstitutional coll aborations. 183
3. Host approved digital assets and on -demand printing 184
capabilities. 185
4. Ensure compliance with federal and state laws and 186
regulations relating to accessibility, copyright, and quality 187
assurance. 188
5. Provide training for resource and profes sional 189
development. 190
6. Administer the grant program under paragraph (d). 191
(c) Resources available in the Student Open Access 192
Resources Repository shall: 193
1. Comply with the processes developed by the chancellors 194
of the State University System and Flori da College System 195
pursuant to paragraph (b). 196
2. Be based upon the statewide course numbering system as 197
specified in s. 1007.01. 198
3. Accelerate textbook affordability pursuant to s. 199
1004.085. 200
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(d) The Student Open Access Resource Grant Program is 201
created to provide funding for public institutions of higher 202
education, faculty, and staff to create and expand the use of 203
open educational resources. 204
1. A Florida College System institution or state 205
university may apply to the Florida Postsecondary Academic 206
Library Network for a grant under the program to support the 207
development and curation of open educational resources and for 208
migrating existing content to the Student Open Access Resource 209
Repository. 210
2. Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the 211
Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network may award grants 212
to Florida College System institutions and state universities 213
that apply for grants pursuant to this section. The Florida 214
Academic Library Network shall prioritize courses with high 215
student enrollment, courses with high textbook or materials 216
costs, and courses identified as general education core courses 217
pursuant to s. 1007.25 when establishing award criteria. 218
3. Florida College System institutions and state 219
universities receiving grant funds sha ll agree to openly license 220
and share, under the broadest possible license, any open 221
educational resources developed or adapted using the grant and 222
post such resources to the Student Open Access Resources 223
Repository. 224
4. By fiscal year 2023 -2024, grant funds provided to the 225
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Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network host entity shall 226
be awarded to Florida College System institutions and state 227
universities. 228
(e) Each Florida College System institution and state 229
university shall post prominently in its c ourse registration 230
system and on its website, as early as is feasible, but at least 231
45 days before the first day of class for each term, courses 232
that utilize open educational resources and have zero textbook 233
costs as indicated by an icon next to each eligi ble course. The 234
Zero Textbook Cost Indicator developed by the Florida 235
Postsecondary Academic Library Network may be used for this 236
purpose. 237
(5)(4) REPORTING.— 238
(a) Beginning December 31, 2021, and each year thereafter, 239
the host entity shall submit a repor t to the Chancellors of the 240
State University System and the Florida College System regarding 241
the implementation and operation of all components described in 242
this section, including, but not limited to , all of the 243
following:, 244
1. Usage information collect ed under paragraph (2)(c) ., 245
2. Information and associated costs relating to the 246
services and functions of the program ., and 247
3. The implementation and operation of the automated 248
library services. 249
4. The number and value of grants awarded under parag raph 250
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(4)(d) and the distribution of those funds. 251
5. The number and types of courses placed in the Student 252
Open Access Resources Repository. 253
6. Information on the utilization of the Student Open 254
Access Resources Repository and utilization of open educati onal 255
resources in course sections, by Florida College System 256
institution and state university . 257
(b) The Chancellors will provide an annual report on the 258
performance of the host entity in delivering the services and 259
any recommendations for changes needed to this section to the 260
Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 261
of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State Board 262
of Education. The Board of Governors and the Department of 263
Education shall include any necessary funding increases in their 264
annual legislative budget requests. 265
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (18) of section 266
1009.26, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 267
1009.26 Fee waivers. — 268
(18)(a) Beginning with the 2021 -2022 academic year, For 269
every course in a Program of Strategic Emphasis, as identified 270
in subparagraph 3., in which a student is enroll ed, a state 271
university shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees for 272
an equivalent course in such program for a student who: 273
1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21. 274
2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a 275
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baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial 276
enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution. 277
3. Enrolls in one of 10 eight Programs of Strategic 278
Emphasis as adopted by the Board of Governors. The Board of 279
Governors shall adopt eight Prog rams of Strategic Emphasis in 280
science, technology, engineering, or math and, beginning with 281
the 2022-2023 academic year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis 282
in the critical workforce gap analysis category for which a 283
student may be eligible to receive the t uition and fee waiver 284
authorized by this subsection. The programs identified by the 285
board must reflect the priorities of the state and be offered at 286
a majority of state universities. 287
Section 3. Section 1009.89, Florida Statutes, is amended 288
to read: 289
1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to 290
Student Education grants. — 291
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that independent 292
nonprofit colleges and universities eligible to participate in 293
the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Edu cation 294
Grant Program are an integral part of the higher education 295
system in this state and that a significant number of state 296
residents choose this form of higher education. The Legislature 297
further finds that a strong and viable system of high-performing 298
independent nonprofit colleges and universities reduces the tax 299
burden on the citizens of the state. Because the William L. 300
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Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program is 301
not related to a student's financial need or other criteria upon 302
which financial aid programs are based, but is instead based on 303
specified performance metrics for each eligible institution, it 304
is the intent of the Legislature that the William L. Boyd, IV, 305
Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program not be 306
considered a financial aid program but rather a tuition 307
assistance program for its citizens. Such tuition assistance 308
shall be tiered based on each eligible institution's performance 309
metrics. 310
(2) The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 311
Education Grant Program shall be administered by the Department 312
of Education. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 313
the administration of the program. 314
(3) An institution is eligible to participate in the 315
department shall issue through the program a William L. Boyd, 316
IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant program if the 317
institution is to any full-time degree-seeking undergraduate 318
student registered at an independent nonprofit college or 319
university which is located in and chartered by the state; which 320
is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 321
Association of Colleges and Schools; which grants baccalaureate 322
degrees; which is not a state university or Florida College 323
System institution; and which has a secular purpose, so long as 324
the receipt of state aid by students at the institution would 325
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not have the primary effect of advancing or impeding religion or 326
result in an excessive entanglement between the state and any 327
religious sect. 328
(4) A person is eligible to receive such William L. Boy d, 329
IV, Effective Access to Student Education grant if: 330
(a) He or she meets the general requirements, including 331
residency, for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40, 332
except as otherwise provided in this section. 333
(b)1. He or she is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate 334
student at an eligible college or university that is ranked Tier 335
1, 2, 3, or 4 under paragraph (6)(a) in a program of study 336
leading to a baccalaureate degree. 337
2. He or she is not enrolled in a program of study leading 338
to a degree in theology or divinity. 339
3. He or she is making satisfactory academic progress as 340
defined by the State Board of Education. 341
4. He or she has not completed more than 110 percent of 342
the degree program in which he or she is enrolled. 343
(5)(a) Funding for t he William L. Boyd, IV, Effective 344
Access to Student Education Grant Program for eligible 345
institutions shall be as provided in the General Appropriations 346
Act. The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student 347
Education grant may be paid on a prorated bas is in advance of 348
the registration period. The department shall make such payments 349
to the college or university in which the student is enrolled 350
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for credit to the student's account for payment of tuition and 351
fees. Institutions shall certify to the departmen t the amount of 352
funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the 353
department any undisbursed advances or refunds within 60 days of 354
the end of regular registration. A student is not eligible to 355
receive the award for more than 9 semesters or 14 quarters , 356
except as otherwise provided in s. 1009.40(3). 357
(b) If the combined amount of the William L. Boyd, IV, 358
Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 359
this act and all other scholarships and grants for tuition or 360
fees exceeds the amount c harged to the student for tuition and 361
fees, the department shall reduce the William L. Boyd, IV, 362
Effective Access to Student Education grant issued pursuant to 363
this act by an amount equal to such excess. 364
(c) By September 1 of each year, eligible institutions 365
receiving funding as provided in the General Appropriations Act 366
must submit an Effective Access to Student Education Grant 367
Program Accountability Report to the Department of Education, in 368
a format prescribed by the department. The report must use the 369
most recently available information on Florida resident students 370
and include, at a minimum, the following performance metrics, by 371
institution: 372
1. Access rate based upon percentage of Pell -eligible 373
students. 374
2. Affordability rate based upon average stud ent loan 375
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debt; federal, state, and institutional financial assistance; 376
and average tuition and fees. 377
3. Graduation rate. 378
4. Retention rate. 379
5. Postgraduate employment or continuing education rate. 380
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The department shall recommend minimum performance s tandards 382
that institutions must meet to remain eligible to receive grants 383
pursuant to this section . 384
(d) By October 1 of each year, the department shall submit 385
a report to the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the 386
chair of the Senate Appropriat ions Committee, and the Governor's 387
Office of Policy and Budget on the performance of each eligible 388
institution institutions and the institutions that have not met 389
the minimum performance standards recommended by the department . 390
The report must also recomme nd annual minimum performance 391
standards for the performance benchmarks in paragraph (e), 392
identify if other benchmarks may be appropriate or considered, 393
and strategies to ensure continuous improvement of eligible 394
institutions and the program. The minimum pe rformance benchmarks 395
included in the report must increase annually. 396
(e) The department's recommended annual minimum 397
performance standards and the minimum standards used to 398
determine the institution tiers in subsection (6) must exceed 399
the following minimum standards for each benchmark: 400
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1. An access rate of 53 percent. 401
2. An affordability rate of $6,343. 402
3. A graduation rate of 53 percent. 403
4. A retention rate of 68 percent. 404
5. A postgraduate employment or continuing education rate 405
of 51 percent. 406
(6)(a) Each year, the Legislature shall adopt benchmarks 407
specified in the General Appropriations Act and shall evaluate 408
each institution's performance and place each institution in one 409
of five tiers for the purpose of determining award amounts. The 410
tiers are established as follows: 411
1. Tier 1: an institution that meets 5 benchmarks. 412
2. Tier 2: an institution that meets 4 benchmarks. 413
3. Tier 3: an institution that meets 3 benchmarks. 414
4. Tier 4: an institution that meets 2 benchmarks. 415
5. Tier 5: an institution that meets 1 or 0 benchmarks. 416
(b)1. The award amount f or each tier shall be as follows: 417
a. The Tier 1 award amount shall be as specified in the 418
General Appropriations Act. 419
b. The Tier 2 award amount may not be more than 90 percent 420
of the Tier 1 award amount. 421
c. The Tier 3 award amount may not be more th an 75 percent 422
of the Tier 1 award amount. 423
d. The Tier 4 award amount may not be more than 50 percent 424
of the Tier 1 award amount. 425
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e. The Tier 5 award amount shall be $0. 426
2. Notwithstanding the award amount, a Tier 5 institution 427
remains eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, 428
Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program for purposes 429
of s. 1005.06. 430
(7) If the number of eligible students exceeds the tot al 431
authorized in the General Appropriations Act, an institution may 432
use its own resources to assure that each eligible student 433
receives the full benefit of the grant amount authorized. 434
(8)(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 435
implement this section. 436
Section 4. Subsections (5) through (9) of section 437
1009.895, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) 438
through (8), respectively, and paragraph (c) of subsection (1), 439
subsection (4), paragraph (a) of present subsection (5), and 440
present subsection (8) are amended to read: 441
1009.895 Open Door Grant Program. — 442
(1) As used in this section, the term: 443
(c) "Institution" means school district postsecondary 444
technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College 445
System institutions un der s. 1000.21(3), and charter technical 446
career centers under s. 1002.34 , and school districts with 447
eligible integrated education and training programs . 448
(4) To be eligible to receive an open door grant under 449
this section, a student must complete the Free Application for 450
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Federal Student Aid for each academic year in which the grant is 451
sought. 452
(4)(5) Subject to the availability of funds: 453
(a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered 454
by an institution and who does not receive state or federal 455
financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two -456
thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment 457
the student pays one -third of the cost of the program and signs 458
an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional 459
one-third of the cost of the program in the event of 460
noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in 461
an amount equal to one -third of the cost of the program upon a 462
student's completion of the program. An additional one -third 463
shall be provided upon attainment of a workforce credential or 464
certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the 465
student's one-third of the cost of the program for students in 466
integrated education and training programs and students who do 467
not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements 468
established by the department. An institution may cover the 469
student's one-third of the cost of the program based on student 470
need, as determined by the institution. 471
(7)(8) The department shall compile the data pro vided 472
under paragraph (6)(d) (7)(d) and annually report such data, in 473
the aggregate and categorize such information by eligible 474
institution, to the State Board of Education. The report shall 475
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also include information on the average wage, age, gender, race, 476
ethnicity, veteran status, and other relevant information, of 477
students who have completed workforce training programs 478
categorized by credential name and relevant occupation. 479
Section 5. Section 1009.896, Florida Statutes, is created 480
to read: 481
1009.896 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) 482
Fund.— 483
(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the 484
"Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund Act." 485
(2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and 486
growing nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to 487
address this critical workforce need by incentivizing 488
collaboration between nursing education programs and health care 489
partners through the establishment of the LINE Fund. This fund 490
is intended to meet local, regional, and sta te workforce demand 491
by recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the 492
capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and 493
increasing the number of nursing education program graduates who 494
are prepared to enter the workforce. 495
(3) As used in this section, the term: 496
(a) "Health care partner" means a health care provider as 497
defined in s. 768.38(2). 498
(b) "Institution" means a school district career center 499
under s. 1001.44, a charter technical career center under s. 500
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1002.34, a Florida College System institution, a state 501
university, or an independent nonprofit college or university 502
located and chartered in this state and accredited by an agency 503
or association that is recognized by the database created and 504
maintained by the United States Departm ent of Education to grant 505
baccalaureate degrees, which has a nursing education program 506
that meets or exceeds the following: 507
1. For a certified nursing assistant program, a completion 508
rate of at least 70 percent for the prior year. 509
2. For a licensed pra ctical nurse, associate of science in 510
nursing, and bachelor of science in nursing program, a first -511
time passage rate on the National Council of State Boards of 512
Nursing Licensing Examination of at least 70 percent for the 513
prior year. 514
(c) "Student" means a person who is a resident for tuition 515
purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and enrolled in a nursing 516
education program at an institution. 517
(4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the Board of 518
Governors for state universities and the Department of Education 519
for all other institutions. 520
(5) Subject to available funds, for every dollar 521
contributed to an institution by a health care partner, the fund 522
shall provide a dollar -to-dollar match to the participating 523
institution. 524
(6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships, 525
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recruitment of additional faculty, equipment, and simulation 526
centers to advance high -quality nursing education programs 527
throughout the state. 528
(b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new 529
buildings. 530
(7)(a) To participate, an inst itution must submit a timely 531
and completed proposal to the Board of Governors or Department 532
of Education, in a format prescribed by the Board of Governors 533
or Department of Education, as applicable. 534
(b) The proposal must identify a health care partner 535
located and licensed to operate in the state whose monetary 536
contributions will be matched by the fund on a dollar -to-dollar 537
basis. 538
(8) The Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 539
applicable, must review and evaluate each completed and timely 540
submitted proposal according to the following minimum criteria: 541
(a) Whether funds committed by the health care partner 542
will contribute to an eligible purpose. 543
(b) How the institution plans to use the funds, including 544
how such funds will be utilized to incre ase student enrollment 545
and program completion. 546
(c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain 547
graduates. 548
(d) How the funds will expand the institution's nursing 549
education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce 550
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demands. If applicable, this shall include advanced education 551
nursing programs and how the funds will increase the number of 552
faculty and clinical preceptors and planned efforts to utilize 553
the clinical placement process established in s. 14.36. 554
(9)(a) Each institution with an approved proposal shall 555
notify the Board of Governors or Department of Education, as 556
applicable, upon receipt of the health care partner provided 557
funds identified in the proposal. The Board of Governors or 558
Department of Education, as applicable, shall r elease grant 559
funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the amount of funds 560
received by the institution. 561
(b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded 562
grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to 563
the Board of Governors or Dep artment of Education, as 564
applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in the 565
proposal and the use of funds. At minimum, the report must 566
include, by program level, the number of additional nursing 567
education students enrolled; if scholarships were awarded using 568
grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships 569
and the average award amount; and the outcomes of students as 570
reported by the Florida Talent Development Council pursuant to 571
s. 1004.015(6). 572
(10) The Board of Governors shall ad opt regulations and 573
the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the 574
fund, establish dates for the submission and review of 575
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proposals, award funds, and other regulations and rules 576
necessary to implement this section. 577
Section 6. Section 1009.897, Florida Statutes, is created 578
to read: 579
1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 580
Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 581
Fund.— 582
(1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and 583
Learners through Incentiv es for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) 584
Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among 585
public postsecondary nursing education programs. 586
(2) As used in this section, the term, "institution" means 587
a school district career center under s. 1001.44 th at offers a 588
licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career 589
center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse 590
program, a Florida College System institution, or a state 591
university. 592
(3) Subject to appropriation, each institution s hall 593
receive an allocation based on the performance of its respective 594
nursing education program or programs according to the following 595
metrics: 596
(a) The number of nursing education program completers, by 597
program. 598
(b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of 599
Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution's 600
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nursing education program completers, by program. 601
2. The allocations shall reward excellence among nursing 602
education programs with an average first-time National Council 603
of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate 604
above the national average. 605
(4) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and 606
State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this 607
section. 608
Section 7. Subsection (6) of section 1004.015, Florida 609
Statutes, is amended to read: 610
1004.015 Florida Talent Development Council. — 611
(6) The council shall coordinate, facilitate, and 612
communicate statewide efforts to meet supply and demand needs 613
for the state's health care workforce. Annually, by beginning 614
December 1, 2021, the council shall report on the implementation 615
of this subsection and any other relevant information on the 616
Florida Talent Development Council's web page located on the 617
Department of Economic Opportunity's website. To support the 618
efforts of the council, the Board of Governors and the State 619
Board of Education shall: 620
(a) Conduct a statistically valid biennial data -driven gap 621
analysis of the supply and demand of the health care workf orce. 622
Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating Conference 623
created in s. 216.136. 624
(a)(b) Provide 10-year trend information on nursing 625
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education programs subject to the requirements of s. 464.019. 626
The Department of Health, the Board of Governors, the State 627
Board of Education, the Commission for Independent Education, 628
the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, the 629
Florida Center for Nursing, and postsecondary institutions 630
participating in a state grant , fund, or performance -based 631
incentive program under s. 1009.89 , s. 1009.896, or s. 1009.897 632
or s. 1009.891, shall provide data, by institution and program, 633
on: 634
1. The number and type of programs and student slots 635
available. 636
2. The number of student applications submitted, the 637
number of qualified student applicants, and the number of 638
students accepted, and the number of students enrolled . 639
3. The number of program graduates. 640
4. Program retention rates of students tracked from 641
program entry to graduation. 642
5. Graduate passage rates , as defined in s. 464.003, on 643
and the number of times each graduate took the National Council 644
of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination. 645
6. The number of graduates who become employed as 646
practical or professional nurses in the state. 647
7. The educational advancement of nurses through career 648
pathways by comparing their initial degree to the highest degree 649
they obtained for the preceding 10 years. 650
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8. The outcomes of students enrolled at institutions 651
participating in the Linking Industry to Nursing Educ ation 652
(LINE) Fund under s. 1009.896 or the Prepping Institutions, 653
Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing 654
Education (PIPELINE) Fund under s. 1009.897. 655
9. The outcomes of graduates who have received a nursing 656
student loan forgivene ss repayment under s. 1009.66. Such data 657
must include, for the previous 4 fiscal years, the number of 658
graduates who have received a repayment, the amount repaid on 659
behalf of each graduate, each graduate's employer of record for 660
each repayment and the lengt h of employment at each employer, 661
and the level or levels of nursing licensure earned by each 662
graduate. 663
(b)(c) Develop definitions for data elements and a uniform 664
a survey for use by the Department of Health, the Commission for 665
Independent Education, the Independent Colleges and Universities 666
of Florida, and postsecondary institutions participating in a 667
state loan forgiveness program, grant, fund, or performance -668
based incentive program under s. 1009.66, s. 1009.89, s. 669
1009.896, or s. 1009.897 or s. 1009.891, to collect data 670
required under paragraph (a) (b). The survey must include, but 671
is not limited to, a student's age, gender, race, ethnicity, 672
veteran status, wage, employer information, loan debt, and 673
retirement expectations. 674
Section 8. Subsection (2) of section 464.0195, Florida 675
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Statutes, is amended to read: 676
464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. — 677
(2) The primary goals for the center shall be to: 678
(a) Develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing 679
manpower in this state by: 680
1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data -driven 681
gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care 682
workforce. Demand must align with the Labor Market Estimating 683
Conference created in s. 216.136. The center shall: 684
a. Establish Establishing and maintain maintaining a 685
database on nursing supply and demand in the state, to include 686
current supply and demand .; 687
b.2. Analyze Analyzing the current and future supply and 688
demand in the state and making future projections of such, 689
including assessing the impact of this state's participation in 690
the Nurse Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095 .; and 691
2.3. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty 692
and clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty development, and 693
promote advanced nurse education. 694
3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation 695
and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators, 696
nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors Selecting from the plan 697
priorities to be addressed . 698
4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment, 699
distribution, and retention. 700
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5. Piloting innovative projects to support the 701
recruitment, development, and retention of qualified nurse 702
faculty and clinical preceptors. 703
6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of 704
academic-practice partnerships to support nurse faculty 705
employment and advancement. 706
7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing 707
education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of 708
teaching and the evidence -based use of technology, simulation, 709
and distance learning tech niques. 710
(b) Convene various groups representative of nurses, other 711
health care providers, business and industry, consumers, 712
legislators, and educators to: 713
1. Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the 714
center; 715
2. Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for 716
implementation of recommended changes; and 717
3. Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the 718
Legislature and others. 719
(b)(c) Enhance and promote recognition, reward, and 720
renewal activities for nurses in the state by: 721
1. Promoting nursing excellence programs such as magnet 722
recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; 723
2. Proposing and creating additional reward, recognition, 724
and renewal activities for nurses; and 725
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3. Promoting media and positive image -building efforts for 726
nursing. 727
Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 728