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CS/SB 1296: Nursing Programs

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Brodeur

Nursing Programs; Defining the terms “average graduate passage rate” and “test takers”; revising requirements for an annual report submitted by approved nursing programs; revising specified information that the Board of Nursing must publish on its website; revising graduate passage rate requirements for approved nursing programs; requiring nursing programs to provide specified information to students who fail to pass a certain examination on their first attempt; prohibiting the board from considering average graduate passage rates from the 2020 and 2021 calendar years when making certain determinations; providing for retroactive applicability, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Education (ED)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Education; Rules -SJ 130
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 130
    3/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2021 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/1/2021 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 351
    4/2/2021 Senate • Now in Education
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Education

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  • CS/SB 1296, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/31/2021 at 4:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 (c1) Approved Nursing Education Program Accountability Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill
    S 7070 (c1) Impact of COVID-19 on Educational Institutions Education Compare Last Action: 4/26/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1261 (Ch. 2021-232) -SJ 717 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    464.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    960.28 Payment for victims’ initial forensic physical examinations. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 1296, Original Filed Version Posted 2/15/2021 at 3:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/31/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 937 Approved Nursing Education Program Accountability Post-Secondary Education and Lifelong Learning Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    147202 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Brodeur)     		3/29/2021
    4:46 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/31/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2021 8:00 AM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    464.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 2 (pdf)
    960.28 Payment for victims’ initial forensic physical examinations. Page 9 (pdf)

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