OLR Bill Analysis

sHB 6336 (as amended by House "A") *

AN ACT CONCERNING NURSES PURSUING ADVANCED DEGREES.

SUMMARY:

This bill requires the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges to take all feasible steps to maximize available federal funds to establish a nursing program at Northwestern Connecticut Community College.

*House Amendment “A” eliminates provisions concerning a graduate assistantship program for nurses at two state universities and requires the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, rather than the Board of Governors of Higher Education, to seek federal funds to establish a nursing program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2009

COMMITTEE ACTION

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

Joint Favorable Substitute