FL S0254

Requires nursing licensure applicants seeking examination more than 6 months after graduation to complete a board-approved remedial course, available free online to applicants experiencing hardship

Creates temporary provisional licenses valid for up to 180 days for graduate nurses awaiting licensure examination, allowing practice only under direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with a written protocol

Mandates nursing education programs with passage rates more than 10 percentage points below the national average offer 3-month graduate nursing preceptorships, with free remediation for graduates who fail the NCLEX

Authorizes the Department of Health to conduct onsite inspections of nursing education programs during business hours, with refusal deemed a legal violation; requires programs to post graduate passage rates on their websites

Strengthens accountability by requiring the board to terminate programs that fail to submit annual reports or meet passage rate requirements for 2 consecutive years, removing previous provisions allowing probationary extensions