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NC H396
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Donny Lambeth
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Nursing Fellows Program at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) to provide forgivable loans to students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing Education degrees
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Forgivable loans awarded up to $5,000 per semester or $2,500 per summer session, covering up to five semesters for nursing students or nine semesters for those pursuing nursing instructor careers
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Loans are forgiven at one-third per year for graduates who work as nurses in North Carolina or as nursing instructors in qualifying nursing programs
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Appropriates $1,400,000 in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to establish the Nursing Fellows Program Trust Fund, administered by the State Education Assistance Authority
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Appropriates an additional $100,000 in recurring funds for WSSU to provide mentoring, coaching, and curriculum-support services for nursing students, effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Nursing Fellows & Curric. Support Funds/WSSU
Appropriations
Last Action
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
3/17/2025