Purpose


Senate Bill 2524 (2022) created the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund, to incentivize collaboration between nursing education programs and health care partners to address the nursing workforce needs in the state. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to modify the current LINE Fund Rule 6A-10.0352, Florida Administrative Code, to include the removal of dates specific to the 2022-23 grant period. Additionally, the proposed amendment provides clarification on proposal submission deadlines and criteria, and the reporting requirements to align with the language in the LINE Fund statute (section 1009.8962, F.S.). The effect of this rule amendment will be to provide clarity regarding the funding notification, required documentation, and reporting requirements.