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HR 1857 113th Congress House

Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013

Official title: To make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

Introduced: May 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
Education Child healthEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 7, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 7, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make matching demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in each of their public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse for the purpose of reducing such ratio.

Gives grant priority to LEAs: (1) for which not fewer than 10,000 or not less than 20% of the children served are from families with incomes below the poverty line, and (2) that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services for their students.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2297 Related bill NURSE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2014
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Jun 5, 2014
Owens, William
· Feb 25, 2014
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 4, 2014
Michaud, Michael
· Jun 19, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 19, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Jun 12, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Jun 4, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 15, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 15, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· May 9, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 8, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1857: Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1857/
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"H.R. 1857: Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1857/.
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H.R. 1857, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1857/.
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