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Panel approves bill setting school nurse ratio at 1:750 and raising reimbursement
Summary
House Bill 22 85 would require at least one school nurse per attended school building, set a staffing ratio of one nurse per 750 students, and increase noncategorical reimbursement to $12.61 per ADM; the committee passed the bill 14–12 amid questions about workforce shortages and lack of penalties for noncompliance.
House Bill 22 85, sponsored by Representative Borowski, would require each school building attended by students to have at least one school nurse, establish a staffing ratio of one certified school nurse per 750 students, and increase the reimbursement for school health services to $12.61 per average daily membership (ADM).
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