Will introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to officially add post-baccalaureate nursing degrees to the federal professional degree definition.

In the next few weeks, Rep. Kiggans and Sen. Merkley plan to introduce a bipartisan and bicameral piece of legislation that would officially add post-baccalaureate nurses to the professional degree definition.

Kiggans commits to introducing legislation to change the federal student loan/professional degree classification for advanced nursing programs.

Kiggans and Merkley Continue to Support our Nursing Workforce in Light of the Recent Department of Education RISE Committee Final Rule  - Jen Kiggans
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