Any state-aided hospital or nonprofit institution of higher learning which operates or intends to operate a school of nursing approved by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing or operates or intends to operate other health career educational programs may apply to the Department of Public Health or the Board of Regents for Higher Education, as the case may be, for funds to be used to establish or maintain such school or to support such programs. Said department or board shall, within available appropriations, grant such funds to any such hospital or institution of higher learning, provided the purposes for which such funds are to be used shall be approved by said department or board.

(1967, P.A. 618, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 693, S. 7; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-48, S. 285.)

History: 1969 act included “other health career educational programs” in addition to nursing, which programs would be under commission for higher education re fund applications for program support; P.A. 77-573 replaced commission for higher education with board of higher education; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education, replacing board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 19-30b transferred to Sec. 19a-75 in 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Board of Governors of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education”, effective July 1, 2011.