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Committee passes House Bill 2392 limiting degree requirements for nursing faculty approval
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 2392, which would require nursing faculty to hold a nursing or directly related medical degree one level higher than the program they teach, and removes additional degree requirements for state approval.
A committee voted to pass House Bill 2392, a measure that sets a limit on state approval requirements for nursing program faculty. Under the bill as presented, faculty would be required to possess a nursing or directly related medical degree one level higher than the degree awarded by the program in which they teach; additional or more advanced degrees would not be required for state approval.
Legislative staff told the committee this language had been part of a previously tabled bill and is back in the committee in its current form. Representative Wasinger moved to pass HB 2392 favorably; Representative Turk seconded the motion. The committee approved the measure by voice vote. The transcript records that Representative Paskin asked to have her “no” vote recorded.
Members asked whether the nursing faculty provision would interact with other bills under consideration (including the earlier hearing on SB 166) and were told that institutions and professional licensing considerations could create overlap, but subsection C of SB 166 (the degree-necessity exception) would likely allow agencies to justify professional degree requirements where appropriate.
HB 2392 was passed out of committee favorably and will move forward in the legislative process.
