WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 606

FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS AS A LICENSED REGISTERED NURSE OR A LICENSED
PRACTICAL NURSE IN A HOSPITAL OR RELATED INSTITUTION, AS DEFINED
IN § 19-301 OF THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(B)  (1) THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE MAY
DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF LICENSED REGISTERED NURSES OR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.

(2)  SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (4) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, IF THE SECRETARY DETERMINES THAT THERE IS NO SHORTAGE
OF LICENSED REGISTERED NURSES OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, THE
NONRESIDENT STUDENT TUITION REDUCTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER
THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE APPLIED TO ANY COURSES OR PROGRAMS
REQUIRED FOR THAT PARTICULAR OCCUPATION.

(3)  PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO
STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO THAT
OCCUPATION SUBSEQUENT TO THE DETERMINATION MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH
(1) OF THIS SECTION.

(4)  PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT AFFECT
ANY STUDENT WHO IS PARTICIPATING IN THE NONRESIDENT TUITION
REDUCTION PROGRAM PRIOR TO THE DETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (1)
OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(C)  THE STATE BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL REPORT
ANNUALLY TO THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE ON THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE TUITION REDUCTION PROGRAM AND THE STATUS
OF GRADUATES WITH AN OUTSTANDING OBLIGATION FOR WORK WITHIN THE
STATE OR REPAYMENT OF TUITION REDUCTION UNDER THIS SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 27, 1988.

CHAPTER 606

(Senate Bill 651)

AN ACT concerning

Nursing Shortage— Health Occupations - Shortage Projections

FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene to conduct certain surveys and make certain
projections of employment vacancy rates at certain hospitals
and related institutions; defining certain terms; requiring
the Secretary to annually report to certain persons on the

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