Senate Bill #87 (2021)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER
Requires that only certified nurse-teachers may be employed as school nurses in elementary and secondary schools.
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2021-01-26: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
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2021-04-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2021)
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2021-04-14: Committee recommends passage
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2021-04-15: Placed on Senate Calendar (04/27/2021)
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2021-04-27: Senate read and passed
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2021-04-28: Referred to House Education
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2021-06-25: Proposed Substitute
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2021-06-25: Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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2021-06-28: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2021-06-29: Placed on House Calendar
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2021-06-29: Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
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2021-07-01: House passed Sub A
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2021-07-01: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
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2021-07-01: Placed on Senate Calendar
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2021-07-01: Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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2021-07-02: Transmitted to Governor
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2021-07-10: Effective without Governor's signature
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2021 – S 0087 ======== LC000850 ======== S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION – CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Murray, Bell, DiPalma, Cano, Euer, and Gallo Date Introduced: January 26, 2021 Referred To: Senate Education It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:- 2021 – S 0087 SUBSTITUTE A
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- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO EDUCATION – CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER
- Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Murray, Bell, DiPalma, Cano, Euer, and Gallo
- Date Introduced: January 26, 2021
- Referred To: Senate Education
- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Section 16-21-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-21 entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is hereby amended to read as follows:
- 16-21-8. Certified nurse-teacher.
Each school system shall employ certified nurse-teacher personnel certified by the state department of elementary and secondary education; provided, however, that this section shall not applytothoseschooldistrictswhicharecurrentlyallowedtosharecertifiednurse-teacherpersonnel by the department of elementary and secondary education. The school health program as defined in § 16-21-7 shall only be staffed by certified nurse-teacher personnel. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC000850 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION – CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER *** This act wouldrequire that onlycertified nurse-teachers maybe employed as school nurses in elementary and secondary schools. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC000850 ========- (a) Each Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each school system shall employ certified nurse-teacher personnel certified by the state department of elementary and secondary education; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to those school districts which are currently allowed to share certified nurse-teacher personnel by the department of elementary and secondary education. The school health program as defined in § 16-21-7 shall only be staffed by certified nurse-teacher personnel.
- (b) Any person who, as of August 1, 2021, is employed in a Rhode Island school district pursuant toanall gradesregistered school nurse certificate,but whodoes not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, shall be deemed grandfathered into that school district and may continue to be employed pursuant to that all grades registered school nurse certificate within that same school district. If a person so employed seeks employment in another Rhode Island school district as a school nurse-teacher after August 1, 2021, that person shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on August 1, 2021. ======== LC000850/SUB A ========
- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO EDUCATION – CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER
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- This act wouldrequire that onlycertified nurse-teachers maybe employed as school nurses in elementary and secondary schools as of August 1, 2021. Persons employed in a school district pursuant to an all grades registered school nurse certificate as of August 1, 2021, but who are not certified nurse-teachers, could continue to be employed without the certified nurse-teacher certificate, so long as they remain employed in that same district.
- This act would take effect on August 1, 2021. ======== LC000850/SUB A ========
Votes
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Floor vote for PASSAGE
IN CONCURRENCE
March 06, 2019 at 4:32pm
Yeas: 70 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 5 /
Recused: 0
April 27, 2021 at 4:46pm
Yeas: 35 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 3 /
Recused: 0
April 27, 2021 at 4:46pm
Yeas: 35 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 3 /
Recused: 0
July 01, 2021 at 8:44pm
Yeas: 37 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 1 /
Recused: 0