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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 314 REGISTERED NURSES -- PRACTICAL NURSES
314.026 Application -- Awards.
Download pdfincentive scholarship fund, as set forth by KRS 314.025 to 314.027 and by
administrative regulations of the board promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. (2) The board shall administer the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund and may recover reasonable costs for administering the fund. The board shall be
responsible for receiving and evaluating all applications for the scholarship made by
persons who are bona fide residents of the Commonwealth and who desire to
become nurses. The board shall evaluate each application to determine if the
applicant complies with criteria for such scholarships as set forth in KRS 314.025 to
314.027 and in administrative regulations of the board. (3) Applications from all persons determined to be qualified shall be forwarded to the board. The board shall designate the persons to receive assistance and the amount
thereof. Decisions of the board in these matters shall be final. Disbursement of
funds shall be pursuant to a written contract between the board and the applicant. (4) The yearly individual nursing scholarship award granted shall be determined annually by the board. In determining the amount of the award and the number of
scholarships to be granted, the board shall use its best judgment and shall seek to
maintain the scholarship funds for future use. (5) Each recipient of a scholarship shall agree in the written contract to practice as a nurse in Kentucky for at least one (1) year for each academic year funded. (6) The board shall establish a Kentucky Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund Grant Review Committee composed of two (2) registered nurses and one (1) licensed
practical nurse appointed by the board and one (1) member of the board who shall
serve as chair of the committee. The committee shall review all proposals for
nursing workforce competency development grants and make recommendations to
the board. The board shall make the final decision on all grant proposals. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 266, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts
ch. 128, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 249, sec. 2,
effective July 13, 1990.
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