Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1015 – Procedure for applications
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1015
- Approved school: means any school of nursing preparing registered nurse applicants, approved by the board and including Charity Hospital School of Nursing, which is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1012
- Board: means the Board of Regents. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1012
- Committee: means the committee of deans, directors, and department heads of the approved schools and programs of nursing which prepare registered nurse applicants and a nonvoting representative of the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1012
A. Faculty members requesting stipends for the purpose of acquiring a master’s or doctoral degree in nursing or a doctoral degree in a related field shall submit to the committee an application that includes all of the following:
(1) Notation of approval by the applicant’s dean, director, or department head of nursing and other required institutional permission.
(2) An authorized letter of acceptance from the institution which the applicant plans to enter.
(3) The specific period of time for which the stipend is requested.
(4) Other data and qualifications as deemed pertinent by the committee.
B. The committee shall select and determine the number of approved faculty applicants from each approved school of nursing who shall be granted stipends.
C. The university, college, or school budget administrator shall submit to the board a list of faculty members from the institution who were granted stipends by the committee. Upon request, each institution shall be reimbursed on a monthly or semester basis by the Board of Regents for authorized stipends paid.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 542, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 285, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.