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Committee advances bill to fund statewide emergency‑medicine career pathway; $300,000 appropriation recommended to jobs committee
Summary
Senate File 15‑06, carried by Senator Claire Nelson, would appropriate $300,000 from the workforce development fund to Houston Public Schools/Minnesota Virtual Academy to deliver emergency medical responder training statewide to high‑school students. The Senate Labor Committee recommended passage and re‑referred the bill to the Jobs Committee.
The Senate Labor Committee on March 4 considered Senate File 15‑06, a measure from Senator Claire Nelson to fund a statewide emergency‑medicine career pathway for high‑school students through Houston Public Schools and Minnesota Virtual Academy. The bill directs $300,000 from the workforce development fund to the Houston Online School (School District 294) to deliver up to two semesters of coursework leading to eligibility for Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification.
“This is about a career pathways program in emergency medicine,” Senator Claire Nelson said. “This could reach all high school students all across the state.” Nelson described the…
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