Section 37-153-209 - Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program established; purpose; eligibility for grant(1) There is established the Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program, which shall be directed by the office for the purpose of hiring professionals, or navigators, to provide individual assistance and guidance to students to assist them in many areas, from maneuvering challenges while enrolled in college programs and understanding the job market to working through course challenges, and to help retain and graduate nursing and allied health students, at community and junior colleges. The Office of Workforce Development shall promulgate rules and regulations on the eligibility requirements to be a navigator. The grant program shall be funded from monies appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.(2) The office shall prescribe the terms and conditions of the grant program. To be eligible to receive a grant from the office under the grant program, a community college shall provide the following information: (a) The number of nursing or allied health students who will be served by the program;(b) A plan to provide data on participation and outcomes of the program, including a plan to report outcomes to the office throughout the funding commitment; and(c) Any other information that the office determines is necessary.Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 481, HB 1567,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 473, SB 2371,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.