NURSE Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 13, 2018)
Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE 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.
What just happenedMar 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 13, 2018
- Mar 16, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Mar 13, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House