CHAPTER 144
SB 137 - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0857
10/04
SENATE BILL 137
AN ACT relative to the certification of school nurses.
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29
COMMITTEE: Education and Workforce Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides for the application of education and certification requirements for 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0857
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the certification of school nurses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
144:1 School Nurses. Amend RSA 200:29, I to read as follows:
I. [Each school board may] A superintendent may nominate and school board appoint 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.
144:2 New Paragraph; School Nurse; Certification Requirement. Amend RSA 200:29 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV.(a) All school nurses hired on or before the effective date of this paragraph and having applied for certification prior to the effective date of this paragraph shall not be subject to the certification requirements in paragraph II.
(b) All school nurses appointed after the effective date of this paragraph and before July 1, 2022 holding an associates' degree in nursing, and all nurses hired before the effective date of this paragraph who did not meet the application deadline in subparagraph (a), shall be enrolled in a registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing program and shall complete such program within 6 years of the date of this paragraph.
(c) All school nurses appointed 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 appointed on or after July 1, 2022, shall meet the certification requirements in paragraph II, pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education.
144:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Enacted in accordance with Part II, Article 44, of New Hampshire Constitution, without signature of the Governor, June 26, 2019
Effective Date: August 25, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 21, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 10, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 30, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 8, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 25, 2019: Law Without Signature 06/26/2019; Chapter 0144; Effective 08/25/2019; Art 44, Pt II, NH Constitution
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
May 8, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA DV 190-147 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 68
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-7; RC)
May 8, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/08/2019 (Vote 12-7; RC) HC 23 P. 14
April 30, 2019: Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
April 10, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/10/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Education HJ 11 P. 72
March 21, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2019; SJ 9
March 21, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2019; SC 14
March 12, 2019: Hearing: 03/12/2019, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 12
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Education and Workforce Development; SJ 4