United States · Bill · S
S. 2572 (114th)
NURSE Act
Introduced
24 February 2016
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act This bill establishes a competitive demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by an eligible entity. An eligible entity is a state educational agency or local educational agency (LEA) in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program. In awarding grant funds, ED shall give priority to high-need LEAs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services. A high-need LEA is one in which at least 40% and no fewer than 15,000 students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 2016
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 February 2016
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 February 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2572
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2572