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Bill would let nurse educators pursuing master’s degrees use Career Builders loan-repayment program
Summary
Senate Bill 2221 would make nurses pursuing a master’s degree and teaching clinicals eligible for the state Career Builders scholarship and loan repayment program; witnesses said the proposal plugs a gap in existing eligibility and would not add new appropriation dollars.
Senate Bill 2221, presented to the Workforce Development Committee, would expand eligibility under the state Career Builders Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program to allow nurses who are pursuing a master’s degree and who teach clinical units to participate in loan-repayment and scholarship components.
Sponsor Sen. Christian Rohrs said the change is intended to increase the pool of qualified clinical instructors for nursing programs. He told the committee that North Dakota’s current rules require clinical instructors to hold a higher…
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