SECTIONS 92645 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 92645

92645. It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the
following occur:
(a) That, pursuant to funding to be appropriated in the Budget Act
of 2007, the Regents of the University of California should offer at
least 175 full-time equivalent students in baccalaureate degree
nursing programs, at least 140 state-supported full-time equivalent
students in accelerated master's level nursing programs, including
entry-level master's programs and entry-level master's clinical
programs, at least 41 full-time equivalent associate degree nursing
(ADN) transitional to bachelor's of science of nursing (BSN) and
full-time equivalent master of science of nursing (MSN) students, and
at least 40 full-time equivalent students in traditional master of
science in nursing (MSN) degree programs by the 2007-08 academic
year.
(b) That the regents provide a report to the Governor and the
Legislature on or before March 15, 2007, on the proposed expenditure
plans to expand nursing programs to enroll the additional students
identified in subdivision (a).
(c) That the expansion of future baccalaureate, accelerated master'
s degree, ADN transitional to BSN and MSN degrees, and traditional
MSN degree nursing enrollment be supported with appropriations in the
annual Budget Act.
(d) That the funding for the baccalaureate degree enrollment
expansions referenced in this section be funded within the general
enrollment growth funding that is traditionally provided to the
University of California during the annual state budget process.