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NC S263

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/9/2023

Primary Sponsor

Gale Adcock

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires each school in North Carolina public school units to employ at least one full-time, permanent school nurse beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.

  • Applies mandate to local school administrative units, State Board of Education schools, charter schools, regional schools, and laboratory schools.

  • Appropriates $100,000,000 in recurring General Fund dollars to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2023-2024 fiscal year to increase the Instructional Support Allotment for school nurse positions.

  • New funds must supplement, not replace, any existing funds already allocated for school nurses.

  • Act becomes effective July 1, 2023, with staffing requirements applying beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.

Legislative Description

Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School

Appropriations; Boards; Budgeting; Education; Education Boards; Elementary Education; Health Services; Kindergarten; Local Gover

Last Action

Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

3/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Appropriations/Base Budget3/13/2023
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/13/2023

Full Bill Text

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