1. (a) A Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee (NSAC) will assist and advise the Health Care Workforce Training Commission relative to the Nursing Student Assistance Program.

2. (b) Recipients will be selected by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission assisted by recommendations of a twelve member Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee. The Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee will be appointed by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission and will consist of:

   1. (1) a Rural Hospital Nursing Service Administrator, representing the Oklahoma Organization of Nurse Executives,
   2. (2) an Urban Hospital Nursing Service Administrator, representing the Oklahoma Organization of Nurse Executives,
   3. (3) a representative of the Oklahoma Nursing Home Association,
   4. (4) a representative of the Oklahoma Hospital Association,
   5. (5) a representative of the Oklahoma League for Nursing,
   6. (6) a representative of the Oklahoma State Association of Licensed Practical Nurses,
   7. (7) three Educators (a representative of the Oklahoma Directors of Practical Nursing Education; a representative of the Associate Degree Nursing Director's Council, and a representative of the Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Nursing Programs),
   8. (8) a lay community representative, and
   9. (9) a representative from the Health Care Workforce Training Commission.
3. (c) The role of the Nursing Scholarship Advisory Committee will be delineated by the Health Care Workforce Training Commission.

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1777, eff 5-11-98

Amended at 38 Ok Reg 1437, eff 8-26-21

Amended at 40 Ok Reg 2330, eff 9-11-23