Florida Senate - 2026                              CS for SB 340
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Health Policy; and Senators Harrell and
       Davis
       
       
       
       
       588-02052-26                                           2026340c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to human trafficking education for
    3         nurse licensure; amending s. 464.008, F.S.; revising
    4         requirements for initial licensure as a registered
    5         nurse or licensed practical nurse, beginning on a
    6         specified date, to include completion of a certain
    7         course on human trafficking; providing an effective
    8         date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of
   13  section 464.008, Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         464.008 Licensure by examination.—
   15         (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a registered
   16  nurse or licensed practical nurse shall apply to the department
   17  to take the licensure examination. The department shall examine
   18  each applicant who:
   19         (e) Beginning July 1, 2027, has completed a 2-hour course
   20  on human trafficking. The course must include the content
   21  required for the human trafficking continuing education course
   22  required under s. 464.013(3)(c).
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.