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S 2572 114th Congress Senate Education Child health Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Nursing

NURSE Act

Introduced: February 24, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 24, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act

This bill establishes a competitive demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by an eligible entity. An eligible entity is a state educational agency or local educational agency (LEA) in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.

In awarding grant funds, ED shall give priority to high-need LEAs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services. A high-need LEA is one in which at least 40% and no fewer than 15,000 students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.

What's happening now February 24, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4