SECTIONS 79210 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 79210

79210. (a) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges shall award grants to community college districts for the
purpose of developing curricula and pilot programs that provide
training to licensed nurses, including, but not necessarily limited
to, training in the following nursing specialty areas:
(1) Critical care.
(2) Emergency.
(3) Obstetrics.
(4) Pediatrics.
(5) Neonatal intensive care.
(6) Operating room.
(b) A grant application shall include all of the following:
(1) Demonstration that a shortage of trained nurses in the areas
listed in subdivision (a) exists in the region served by the
applicant and a description of the manner in which the proposed
program would reduce that shortage.
(2) Identification of hospital partners that have agreed to
participate in the development of curricula and pilot programs.
Participation by hospital partners shall include a one-to-one match
in the form of any one or combination of the following:
(A) Direct financial support.
(B) Tuition, fee, or other reimbursement of students.
(C) Involvement of salaried nurse mentors, clinical nurse
specialists, or other specialty prepared staff.
(D) Provision of paid clinical experiences for program
participants.
(E) Use of equipment for training purposes.
(c) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges shall verify the grant agreement between local community
college districts and their hospital partners, including the specific
form of the one-to-one matching contribution described in paragraph
(2) of subdivision (b).