Section 89272.

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Entry-level master's program" means a program of study in nursing that provides qualified applicants who have a baccalaureate degree in a nonnursing field with the didactic knowledge and clinical skills in the prelicensure sequence of the program to meet the qualifications for licensure as a registered nurse, followed by a second sequence leading to a master's degree in nursing.

(b) "Entry-level master's program prelicensure sequence" means that portion of the entry-level master's program that qualifies the student for licensure as a registered nurse.

(c) "Prelicensure program" means the courses of instruction prescribed by the Board of Registered Nursing for licensure, in a program in this state accredited by the board for training registered nurses, or in a school of nursing outside of this state that, in the opinion of the board at the time the application is filed with the board, are equivalent to the minimum requirements of the board for licensure established for an accredited program in this state.

(d) "Newly established programs" means any California State University entry-level master's program established or supported with supplemental funds provided under this article.

(e) "Private partners" means any organization or foundation that helps fund a California State University entry-level master's program for the purpose of establishing or expanding access to the California State University entry-level master's program.

(f) "Supplemental funds" means all sums appropriated to the California State University through the annual Budget Act for the purpose of establishing or expanding access to the California State University entry-level master's program in accordance with this article.

(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 718, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005. Repealed as of January 1, 2014, pursuant to Section 89278.)