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NC S850
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires each school within a local school administrative unit to employ at least one full-time, permanent school nurse beginning in the 2020-2021 school year.
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Appropriates $102,000,000 in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for fiscal year 2020-2021 to increase school nurse positions through the Instructional Support Allotment.
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Specifies that appropriated funds must supplement, not replace, existing funds already provided for school nurses.
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Becomes effective July 1, 2020, with the school nurse requirement applying starting in the 2020-2021 school year.
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Provides that this act controls over conflicting provisions in House Bill 966 from the 2019 Regular Session.
Legislative Description
Ensure Healthy Schools/COVID-19
Last Action
Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
5/27/2020