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Texas Board of Nursing says Operation Nightingale funding included in introduced budget; IT upgrades and fee implications remain under review
Summary
The Texas Board of Nursing told members that the Legislative Budget Board included full funding for Operation Nightingale in the introduced state budget and staff reduced estimated IT project costs after a vendor study; the board will seek an exemption from fee increases tied to one-time IT upgrades and will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 13.
The Texas Board of Nursing on Jan. 30 reported that the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) incorporated the agency’s request to continue Operation Nightingale into the state’s introduced budget. Hemet Macon, the board’s director of operations, told members the LBB “wrote in the 100% of the funding request for Operation Nightingale” and fixed a prior technical error that had reduced staffing in the request.
Board staff said that inclusion of Nightingale in the introduced bills (SB1/HB1) removes the need for the board to re-file that…
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