(a)
The California State University (CSU) shall report on the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree pilot programs authorized pursuant to Section 89281 and implemented under this article. The report shall be submitted, in writing, to the Legislature and the Governor on or before March 1, 2016. The report shall consider all of the following:
(1)
The number of Doctor of Nursing Practice degree pilot programs implemented, including information regarding the number of applicants, admissions, enrollments, degree recipients, time-to-degree, and attrition.
(2)
The extent to which the post-master’s degree pilot programs are fulfilling identified state needs for training
doctorally prepared nurses.
(3)
Statewide supply and demand data that considers capacity at the University of California and in California’s independent colleges and universities.
(4)
Information on the place of employment of students and the subsequent job placement of graduates.
(5)
Any available evidence on the effects that the graduates of the degree pilot program are having on addressing the state’s nursing shortage.
(6)
Pilot program costs and the fund sources that were used to finance the program, including a calculation of cost per degree awarded.
(7)
The costs of the degree pilot program to students, the amount of financial aid offered, and student debt levels of graduates of the
program.
(b)
The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2017, that includes both of the following:
(1)
The extent to which the degree pilot program is in compliance with the requirements of this article.
(2)
Recommendations for the degree pilot program, including whether the program should be continued or modified.
(c)
The CSU shall, by July 1, 2016, provide the Legislative Analyst’s Office with data deemed necessary by that office for fulfilling the requirements of subdivision (b).
(d)
(1) The reports submitted pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the
Government Code.
(2)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.