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 2.52 Enrollment Requirements. Persons enrolling shall be at
 least 19 years of age and shall have legally left the full-time
 school to engage in employment.

 Enrollees shall be properly licensed as practical nurses
 by the Florida State Board of Nursing.

 2. 53 Plan of Operation.

 2.53-1 Character and Content of Subjects Taught in
 Relation to Needs of Students. The character and
 content of courses for in-service training of
 practical nurses are the same as for any other
 evening trade extension classes, and shall be
 designed to fit the specific needs of the students.

 2.53-2 Arrangement for Instruction in Short Units to Meet
 Needs of Students. The length of the course and the
 number of units to be covered for in-service train-
 ing of practical nurses will be determined by the
 instructors upon recommendation of the local
 advisory committee for practical nursing education.
 Consideration should be given to the employment
 needs of students so that they may be more
 adequately prepared to safely serve the public
 in the capacity of licensed practical nurses.

 2. 54 Qualifications of Teachers of Nursing Practice and Theory.

 2.54-1 Experience in Nursing. Teachers of in-service
 courses for practical nurses shall show evidence
 of a minimum of two years of experience as pro-
 fessional registered nurses.

 2.54-2 Training for Teaching. Such teachers shall have
 at least a high school diploma or its equivalent,
 and shall have graduated from an approved school
 of profe ssional nursing.

2.6 Training in other Health Occupations for Employment in Hospitals
 or other Health Agencies.

 2.61 Purpose in Terms of In-Service and/or Preparatory Train-
 ing. The purpose of in-service training in other health
 occupations shall be to up-grade work performance and to
 increase the efficiency of enrollees in the employ of hospi-
 tals and/or other agencies.