Revision: Feb. 15, 2018, 7:51 p.m.
SB 434 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/15/2018 0486s
2018 SESSION
18-2913
08/05
SENATE BILL 434
AN ACT relative to school nurse certification.
SPONSORS: Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Rep. Heath, Hills. 14; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes certain requirements for school nurse certifications.
This bill also sets out a process for the selection of school nurses.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/15/2018 0486s 18-2913
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to school nurse certification.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 School Nurses; How Chosen. Amend RSA 200:29, I to read as follows:
I. [Each school board may appoint] A superintendent may nominate and school board elect a school nurse to function in the school health program, and provide said nurse with proper facilities and equipment. A school nurse shall be a registered professional nurse currently licensed in New Hampshire and certified by the state board of education.
2 New Paragraph; School Nurse; Certification. Amend RSA 200:29 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.(a) All school nurses hired on or before September 1, 2018 and having applied for certification by March 1, 2019 shall not be subject to the certification requirements listed in paragraph II but shall be required to hold certification pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education.
(b) All school nurses hired after September 1, 2018 and before July 1, 2022 holding an associates’ degree in nursing, and all nurses hired before September 1, 2018 who did not meet the application deadline in subparagraph (a), shall be enrolled in a registered nurse to bachelor of science, nursing program and shall complete such program within 6 years of the date of initial school nurse certification pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education.
(c) All school nurses hired after the effective date of this paragraph holding a bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing shall hold certification pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education.
(d) All school nurses hired on or after July 1, 2022, shall meet the certification requirements listed in paragraph II pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.