S.F. No. 0023

Accelerated nursing degree loan repayment program.

 

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Massie and Landen and Representative(s) Millin and Lubnau

 

AN ACT relating to the education loan repayment program; establishing an education loan repayment program for students with baccalaureate degrees who pursue the accelerated program for baccalaureate degrees in nursing; specifying requirements; providing for loan forgiveness as specified; requiring reports; amending a prior appropriation; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/9/2008   Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/13/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S04

1/14/2009   S04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Decaria, Jennings, Massie and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/14/2009   S Rereferred to S02

1/27/2009   S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson and Townsend

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2009   S Placed on General File

 

SF0023SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 6           After "reports;" insert "amending a prior appropriation;".

Page 6-After line 2           Insert and renumber:

      "Section 2.  2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 057 is amended to read:

Section 057.  Community College Commission

 

PROGRAM

Administration                   5,903,052       757,545                        6,660,597

State Aid                      219,000,356                                    219,000,356

Contingency Reserve                                          1,600,000 SR       1,600,000

Leveraging Ed Ast Partnerships     225,000       112,500                          337,500

Incentive Fund                     500,000                                        500,000

Community Colleges Endowment

Adult Basic Education            2,555,402     1,841,802                        4,397,204

WY Investment in Nursing Prgm    5,525,640                                      5,525,640

                                 5,275,640                                      5,275,640

Veterans Tuition Waiver Program    400,000                                        400,000

WY Teacher Shortage Loan

    Repay Prgm                                                 800,000 S5         800,000

Public Television 1.             5,630,055                                      5,630,055

                             _____________ _____________ _____________      _____________

     TOTALS                    239,739,505     2,711,847     2,400,000        244,851,352

                               239,489,505                                    244,601,352

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time            13

Part Time             0

TOTAL                13".

Page 6-line 4           Delete "2" insert "3".

Page 6-line 5           Delete "three hundred thousand" insert "two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00)".

Page 6-line 6           Delete "dollars ($300,000.00)".

Page 6-line 9           After "loans to" insert "not more than".

Page 7-line 1           Delete "3" insert "4".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

1/28/2009   S Passed CoW

 

SF0023S2001/ADOPTED

Delete the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0023SS001/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 6           After "reports;" insert "amending a prior appropriation;".

Page 6-line 4           Delete "from the general".

Page 6-line 5           Delete "fund"; delete "three hundred thousand" insert two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from general fund appropriations made to the Wyoming investment in nursing program pursuant to 2008 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 48, Section 057.".

Page 6-line 6           Delete "dollars ($300,000.00).".

Page 6-line 9           After "loans to" insert "not more than".

Page 6-line 18          After "grant." insert "Any amounts appropriated to the University of Wyoming pursuant to this act shall not be included in the community college commission's 2011-2012 standard biennial budget request.".  NICHOLAS

 

1/29/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Perkins

Ayes 28    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/2/2009    H Received for Introduction

2/5/2009    H Introduced and Referred to H04

2/13/2009   H04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Connolly, Craft, Diercks, Jaggi, Lubnau, McOmie and Teeters

Excused:  Representative(s) McKim

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2009   H Rereferred to H02

2/18/2009   H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Pedersen, Philp and Steward

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2009   H Placed on General File

2/23/2009   H Passed CoW

2/24/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Simpson

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2009   Assigned Number SEA No. 0042

2/26/2009   S President Signed SEA No. 0042

2/26/2009   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0042

3/2/2009    Governor Signed SEA No. 0042

3/3/2009    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0111  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.