Section 89280 Of Article 9. Doctor Of Nursing Practice Degree Pilot Program From California Education Code >> Division 8. >> Title 3. >> Part 55. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 9.
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. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The State of California faces an ever-increasing nursing
shortage that jeopardizes the health and well-being of the state's
citizens.
(b) Colleges and universities need to expand nursing education
programs to prepare more nurses to meet the state's growing demand
for nurses. An estimated state shortage of 47,600 registered nurses
is expected by 2010, and by 2020 the shortage is projected to reach
116,600 according to the Governor's California Nurse Education
Initiative Annual Report, September 2006.
(c) Well-trained nursing faculty and practitioners are critical to
the ability to expand nursing programs.
(d) Because of the urgent need to prepare and graduate increased
numbers of nurses, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a
pilot program that grants the California State University authority
to offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, as an exception to
the Master Plan for Higher Education.