Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to classify school nurses as licensed personnel for salary purposes; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse the base salary established for licensed teachers for the respective school year if the school nurse holds a valid license to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse with zero years of experience; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse more or less than the established base salary per school year if the nurse has more or less training and experience than that required for the base salary. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2023
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/21/2023
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Sparks
RRepublican
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