AL SJR71

Commends Peggy Sellers Benson on her retirement as Executive Officer of the Alabama Board of Nursing, effective May 1, 2026

Recognizes her service as Executive Officer since April 11, 2015, with nearly three decades of total association with the Board as member, Nursing Consultant, and Deputy Director

Highlights her leadership in securing Alabama's participation in the national Nurse Licensure Compact and creating three new health care worker classifications: Student Nurse Apprentices, Medication Assistants-Certified, and Nursing Support Technicians

Notes her career spanning from registered nurse in 1979 through positions as bedside nurse, nurse manager, Chief Nursing Officer, nurse educator, and hospital administrator

Acknowledges awards received from organizations including the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Alabama State Nurses Association, and the Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama