Purpose


Workshop on June 29, 2022, 12:45-1:15p.m. EDT, is moved to Zoom platform due to a statewide outage of Gotowebinar. Senate Bill 2524 created the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund, which is intended to incentivize collaboration between nursing education programs and health care partners to combat the growing nursing shortage in the state. The purpose of this rule is to specify the procedures for implementation of the LINE Fund for a nursing education program at a school district career center under s. 1001.44, F.S., a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34, F.S., a Florida College System institution under s. 1000.21(3), F.S., or an independent nonprofit college or university located and chartered in this state and accredited by an agency or association that is recognized by the database created and maintained by the United States Department of Education to grant baccalaureate degrees. The effect of this new rule will be to provide information regarding key definitions, allocation of funds, and application and award procedures.