S 1602
117th 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: May 12, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act
This bill establishes a demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education must award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by a local educational agency in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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