[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1982]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the requirements of the 
Republican Conference of the House, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received, which were included in the 
reported version of H.R. 3293, the ``Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
of 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Name of Project: Vanguard University Teacher and Nursing Program 
Expansion
  Account: Department of Education, FIPSE
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Vanguard University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
  Description of Request: Vanguard intends to use this funding for its 
program expansion and improvement for Vanguard's teacher training in 
science/math and nursing education/training with Hoag Hospital, and 
modernization of equipment and technology infrastructure. Program 
funding would help jumpstart Vanguard's teacher and nursing training 
programs, which are critically needed in California to prepare students 
for teaching careers in science and math and for the increasingly 
sophisticated and technologically-based workplace. Vanguard has 
partnered with Hoag Hospital to offer a quality Bachelor of Science 
Degree in Nursing (BSN) to develop and launch an accelerated RN-to-BSN 
program and to develop a BSN-to-MSN program within their School for 
Professional Studies.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Name of Project: Equipment Needs for the New Vanguard University 
Academic Center for Science, Nursing, and Technology
  Account: Department of Education, HRSA
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Vanguard University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
  Description of Request: Vanguard University is developing an Academic 
Center for Science, Nursing, and Technology which will help address the 
significant problems facing California by training teachers in science 
and math, and by developing a Nursing School with an accelerated RN to 
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program to help address the 
nursing crisis. The center will include the development of smart 
classrooms, the nursing school, and research laboratories to train 
existing teachers and nurses, and will deliver the study of science, 
math and technology that will prepare students for teaching careers in 
science and math. The nursing school will partner with Hoag Hospital of 
Newport Beach in providing students and nursing rotations.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Name of Project: Accelerated Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing at 
CSU, Long Beach
  Account: Department of Education, HRSA
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cal State Long Beach, Department of 
Nursing
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 
90840
  Description of Request: The Accelerated Baccalaureate of Science in 
Nursing at California State University, Long Beach (ABSN-CSULB) for 
which funding is being requested is for the programmatic expenses of 
the Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) portion of the 
Accelerated BSN/ELM (Entry Level Masters) program for second degree 
students with the goal of stabilizing the program for a minimum of the 
next five years, preferably, the next 10 years.
  If funded, the project will entail the admission of 48 BSN second 
degree students every fall semester (once a year), and hire the 
necessary teaching faculty, an administrative assistant who will serve 
as the admissions coordinator and secretary, modest infrastructure 
support such as providing one computer and a printer for 50 percent of 
the faculty (total of 5 computers and printers), and an operating 
budget for program activities.

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