SB 1097 — AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL NURSES.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

1097253 January Session, 2023 LCOSubstitute Senate Bill No.

47341097 ReferredSenate, toMarch 28, 2023 The Committee on EDUCATIONEducation Introducedreported by:through SEN.

(ED)MCCRORY, AND. ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL NURSES.

of the 2nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL NURSES.

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1097 (c) School nurses and nurse practitioners appointed by or under contract with any local or regional board of education and any nurse provided to a nonpublic school under the provisions of section 10-217a shall submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with the provisions of section 29-17a.

(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,to (1) require that a school nurse who has been qualified pursuant to regulations by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Department of Public Health and appointed by a local or regional board of education to obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field not later than five years after such qualification, except that any school nurse who was so qualified and appointed prior to July 1, 2024, shall not be required to obtain such bachelor's degree, (2) require each school nurse to complete at least fifteen hours of professional development programs or activities approved by the local or regional board of education in each two-year period, and (3)(2) create a special services endorsement for school nurses.

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TosSB1097 require/ theFile StateNo. Board of Education to adopt regulations to increase the qualifications and professional development requirements for school nurses and to create a special services endorsement for school nurses.

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OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $ Local and Regional School STATE None Minimal Districts MANDATE 1 - Potential Cost Explanation The bill results in a potential cost to local and regional school districts by requiring the State Board of Education to adopt regulations by July 1, 2024 concerning professional development and a special services endorsement for school nurses.

Depending on the timing of the adoption of regulations, local and regional school districts could first incur costs in FY 25, or in the out years.

Any cost would depend on the nature of the regulations adopted by the State Board of Education.

Costs are anticipated to be minimal, associated primarily with any coverage needed for school nurses while they are participating in professional development The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

State mandate is defined in Sec.

2-32b(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes, "state mandate" means any state initiated constitutional, statutory or executive action that requires a local government to establish, expand or modify its activities in such a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues.

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253 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1097 AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL NURSES.

SUMMARY This bill requires the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt regulations on two topics concerning school nurses by July 1, 2024.

Specifically, it requires the regulations to (1) require each school nurse to biennially complete at least 15 hours of school board-approved professional development programs or activities and (2) create a special services endorsement for school nurses.

SBE’s regulation adoption must follow the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2023 COMMITTEE ACTION Education Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 40 Nay 1 (03/10/2023) sSB1097 / File No.

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