US Congress Senate Bill 2532 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

NURSE Act Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act This bill establishes a competitive demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by an eligible entity. An eligible entity is a state educational agency or local educational agency (LEA) in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program. In awarding grant funds, ED shall give priority to high-need LEAs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services. A high-need LEA is one in which at least 40% and no fewer than 15,000 students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.

NURSE Act Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB5251 (Related) 2018-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2532/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2532/BILLS-115s2532is.pdf