WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 768
By Senator Takubo
[Introduced February 13,
2020; referred
to the Committee on Education]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18B-20-1, relating to permitting any hospital, or a state college and university, that establishes a two-year registered professional nurse’s program to be eligible for grant funding under the WV Invests Grant Program.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
Article 20. Eligibility of hospital, or college and university certified nurse programs for WV Invests Grant Program.
§18B-20-1. Hospital, or college and university training program for certified nurses eligible for WV Invests Grant Program funding.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit any state hospital or state college and university to establish a career ready registered professional nurse program to receive funding from the WV Invests Grant Program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.