PRINTER'S NO. 2419
No. 144 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY BOWSER, DOMBROWSKI, DiCARLO, CAPPABIANCA,
S. E. HAYES, JR., WASS, SWIFT, LEVI, GLADECK, LASHINGER,
W. W. FOSTER, PETERSON, HALVERSON AND CESSAR,
OCTOBER 31, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 1, 1979
In the House of Representatives, October 31, 1979
1 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State University has publicly
2 announced its decision to discontinue nursing education at
3 Behrend College at the end of the 1980 spring semester; and
4 WHEREAS, Students presently enrolled in the first year of the
5 two-year associate degree program are facing uncertainty as to
6 the future of their education; and
7 WHEREAS, Behrend College offers the only associate degree
8 nursing program in the Erie area, and Behrend graduates form an
9 integral part of the local health care facilities; and
10 WHEREAS, Behrend College is the only educational institution
11 capable of offering an associate nursing degree program to Erie
12 area students at minimal cost to the student; and
13 WHEREAS, Associate nursing degree programs of the type
14 currently offered by Behrend are approved and supported by the
15 Pennsylvania Nurses Association Commission on Nursing Education;
16 and
1 WHEREAS, The Hamot Medical Center has given financial support
2 to Behrend's nursing program and has expressed a desire that
3 Pennsylvania State University continue this program; and
4 WHEREAS, An associate degree nursing program is a vital
5 component of a complete educational program for health care
6 professionals; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
8 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Pennsylvania State
9 University to continue operation of the associate degree nursing
10 program at Behrend College; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
12 Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania State University, to the
13 Governor, Dick Thornburgh and to the Secretary of Education,
14 Robert G. Scanlon.
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