Bill > HF3281

This bill requires the Minnesota Department of Health to employ a public health school health services consultant specifically focused on improving health and educational outcomes for children and adolescents in educational settings. The consultant must be a registered nurse licensed in Minnesota as a school nurse with at least three years of school nursing experience and expertise in public health nursing related to school health. The consultant's comprehensive duties include developing and implementing policies and programs addressing children's health needs, supporting educational institutions in health leadership, providing technical assistance and training to school health professionals, identifying and distributing best practice resources, expanding continuing education opportunities, collecting school health workforce data, collaborating with the Department of Education and other state agencies, and offering support to public health departments, schools, and national agencies to address health-related needs of children and adolescents. The bill aims to create a dedicated role that can comprehensively improve health services and outcomes in educational settings by providing specialized expertise and coordination.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3281&ssn=0&y=2025