Ch. 176                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 176

(House Bill 226)

AN ACT concerning

Health Manpower Shortage - Community Colleges

FOR the purpose of transferring certain administrative

responsibilities related to the Community College Health

Manpower Shortage Tuition Waiver Program from the State

Board for Community Colleges to the Maryland Higher
Education Commission.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 16-407(a)(3) and (4)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

16-407.

(a) (3) (i) Any student attending a community college in
this State who is not a resident of this State and is enrolled in
an education program leading to licensure in nursing shall be
included as an in-county resident for tuition purposes and shall
be included as an in-state resident for computation of the State
aid to community colleges in accordance with § 16-403 of this
subtitle.

(ii) The student shall furnish a surety bond or
guaranteed promissory note to the state with security
satisfactory to the [State Board for Community Colleges] MARYLAND
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION. that on completion of the Nursing
Education Program, the student will work for at least 2 years in
a hospital or related institution as defined in § 19-301 of the
Health - General Article in this State.

(iii) The Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene may determine if there is a shortage of nurses.

(iv) Subject to subparagraphs (v) and (vi) of
this paragraph, if the Secretary determines that there is no
shortage of nurses, the Nonresident Student Tuition Reduction and
State Aid Program established under this paragraph may not be
applied to any courses required for the nursing program.

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