Summary
The purpose of the Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program is to attract capable and promising students to the nursing profession. In 2012, the Florida Legislature transferred administrative responsibility for the program to the Florida Department of Education from the Florida Department of Health. Rule 6A-20.060, will clarify the following: a completed Nursing Student Scholarship Application, form NS1, and a signed, notarized and dated Nursing Scholarship Program Agreement, form NS2, are required; within 10 working days of receipt of notice of a scholarship award, the scholar must return a notarized affidavit of agreement; and that eligible health care employment facilities are provided. Rules 6A-20.061, 6A-20.062, 6A-20.063 and 6A-20.064, are being proposed for repeal. Much of the content in these rules has been superseded by implementation changes resulting from the transfer of the program to the Florida Department of Education and Rule 6A-20.064, FAC., Placement of Nursing Scholars, exceeds the scope of the statute.