Money set to boost nursing education in Florida
TALLAHASSEE – State higher-education officials are slated next week to discuss how universities plan to spend $40 million at bolstering the number of “high-quality” nursing graduates in Florida.
The Legislature this year approved spending $100 million to create what’s called the Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education fund, or PIPELINE.
Along with money for universities, the PIPELINE fund included $40 million for nursing programs at state colleges and $20 million for nursing education at career and technical centers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the money as part of efforts to boost workforce education.
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