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Committee backs nursing program funding bills; witnesses cite capacity on Maui and statewide coordination needs
Summary
The Senate Committee on Higher Education advanced bills to fund nursing education and to support RN-to-BS and statewide nursing programs. Witnesses told senators there is local capacity and demand on Maui and called for coordination across University of Hawaii campuses and community colleges.
The Senate Committee on Higher Education advanced multiple measures on Feb. 4 addressing nursing education and workforce development, recommending amendments and deferral dates while asking university officials for follow-up details.
Della Teraoka, interim vice president for the University of Hawaii Community Colleges, and Laura Reinhart, director of the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, testified in support of Senate Bill 19, which would create funds to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program on Maui. "We did find that there is ample capacity in Maui for this type of program," Reinhart told…
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