HB 348 – Add School Nurses for Healthier Students

Primary House Sponsors: Rep. Gale Adcock (D-Wake); Rep. Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth); Rep. Rose Gill (D-Wake); Rep. Brian Farkas (D-Pitt)

 

Summary

This bill requires local boards of education and the State Board of Education to ensure that all public schools are staffed with at least one full-time, permanent school nurse.

This bill also requires charter schools, regional schools, and laboratory schools to ensure these schools are staffed with at least one full-time, permanent school nurse.

This bill also appropriates $102M in recurring funds for the 2021-2020 fiscal year to the Department of Instruction to be used to increase positions for school nurses.

Movement

Filed – 3/22/2021