This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund each year to fund nursing scholarship, loan repayment, and incentive programs established and administered by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to assist in recruiting and retaining nurses and nursing faculty to address significant workforce shortages. Language sets out specific funding amounts for the Long-Term Facility Nursing Scholarship to fund scholarships for students who commit to work in certified nursing facilities and nursing homes. The funding will support 32 nursing students receiving $2,000 scholarships each year. The Long-Term Facility Nursing Scholarship was established in 2016 but has not received any funding to award scholarships to students. The remaining $936,000 from the general fund each year shall be allocated for nursing scholarship, loan repayment and incentive programs as prioritized by the Commissioner of Health and the ability to expedite funding to recipients. Language directs that fund balances at the end of each fiscal year for health profession higher education student financial assistance shall be carried forward and reappropriated. Language also directs the Virginia Department of Health to publicize information about all health care scholarship and loan repayment programs on its website and notify nursing schools and programs of available nursing scholarship and loan repayment programs prior to the start of the academic year.