HB1625: relative to school health services.

HB 1625-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-2881

02/05

HOUSE BILL 1625-FN

AN ACT relative to school health services.

SPONSORS: Rep. Reid, Hills. 27; Rep. Cushman, Hills. 28; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44; Rep. Colcombe, Hills. 30

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill requires school nurses to be licensed by the board of nursing, and removes the requirement that they be certified by the state board of education.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2881

02/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to school health services.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 School Nurse; Certification. Amend RSA 200:29, I to read as follows:

I. A superintendent may nominate and school board appoint a school nurse to function in the school health program, and provide said nurse with proper facilities and equipment. A school nurse shall be a registered professional nurse currently licensed in New Hampshire [and certified by the state board of education] by the board of nursing.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBA

24-2881

11/29/23

HB 1625-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to school health services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Education and Office of Professional Licensure and Certification