1. (a) Authority. Texas Education Code, §§61.9621 - 61.9628 establishes the Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program to help reduce the professional nursing shortage. The statute directs the Coordinating Board to administer a grant program, supervise institutional reporting requirements, and adopt program rules.
2. (b) Scope. Unless otherwise noted, this subchapter applies to any institution in Texas that offers a professional nursing program that leads to initial licensure.
3. (c) Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a procedure for administration of an application and reporting process for the determination of awards, a method for determining penalties for missing program reporting deadlines, failing to submit required reports, and the provision to audit award expenditures by recipients under the program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.501 adopted to be effective February 18, 2008, 33 TexReg 1326.