SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 852120
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11 Senator Cowin moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 1. (1) The Legislature shall appropriate in
18 the General Appropriations Act up to $1 million from the
19 General Revenue Fund to the Department of Health. Moneys in
20 this appropriation shall be used by that department to make
21 grants to local hospitals for nurse recruitment and retention
22 activities during the 2001-2002 fiscal year. These moneys are
23 subject to a one-for-one match from sources other than the
24 government of this state or one of its political subdivisions.
25 Moneys not matched by September 30, 2001, revert to the
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27 (2) The Department of Health shall accept requests for
28 grants under this act beginning July 1, 2001. The department
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30 the amount of the appropriation in subsection (1) which has
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SENATE AMENDMENT
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1 department can determine the amount of grant moneys available.
2 (3) The department shall by rule adopt criteria for
3 grant awards. In addition to other criteria, the department
4 shall require that a hospital have experienced an average
5 vacancy rate among nursing positions during the preceding 12
6 months of 10 percent or more. If the amount available for
7 distribution is less than the aggregate amount of requests
8 that meet the department's criteria, the department shall make
9 grants pro rata.
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15 And the title is amended as follows:
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19 An act relating to nurses; providing for an
20 appropriation to the Department of Health;
21 requiring private match of appropriated funds;
22 providing for grants to hospitals for nurse
23 recruitment and retention; providing for rules;
24 providing eligibility criteria; amending
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