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NC H347

NC H347
Healthy Students - Nurses in Every School


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Introduced
03/22/2021
In Committee
03/23/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Session

Bill Summary

Healthy Students - Nurses in Every School

AI Summary

This bill requires local boards of education in North Carolina to ensure that each school within the local school administrative unit is staffed by at least one full-time, permanent school nurse. The bill appropriates $102 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction to increase the Instructional Support Allotment and fund these additional school nurse positions. The funds provided are intended to supplement, not supplant, any existing funding for school nurses. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2021 and the school nurse requirement applies beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (42)

John Ager (D)* Cynthia Ball (D)* Linda Cooper-Suggs (D)* Carla Cunningham (I)* Gale Adcock (D),  Kelly Alexander (D),  Vernetta Alston (D),  John Autry (D),  Amber Baker (D),  Mary Belk (D),  Cecil Brockman (D),  Terry Brown (D),  Deb Butler (D),  Becky Carney (D),  Ashton Clemmons (D),  Allison Dahle (D),  Terence Everitt (D),  Brian Farkas (D),  Susan Fisher (D),  James Gailliard (D),  Terry Garrison (D),  Rosa Gill (D),  Wesley Harris (D),  Pricey Harrison (D),  Zack Hawkins (D),  Rachel Hunt (D),  Verla Insko (D),  Joe John (D),  Abe Jones (D),  Carolyn Logan (D),  Marvin Lucas (D),  Nasif Majeed (I),  Graig Meyer (D),  Marcia Morey (D),  Garland Pierce (D),  Amos Quick (D),  James Roberson (D),  Kandie Smith (D),  Raymond Smith (D),  Brian Turner (D),  Julie Von Haefen (D),  Michael Wray (D), 

Last Action

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (on 03/23/2021)

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