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SB 62 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO EDUCATOR LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND PREPARATION PROGRAMS.

Summary
This bill aligns requirements for initial licensure for school nurses to the unique role they play in Delaware public schools. It requires school nurses to hold a Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university, maintain a registered nurse license, and be certified in CPR and in the use of an AED. It also requires school nurses to complete 90 clock hours of training approved by the Department of Education. And finally it requires schools nurses to complete three years of supervised clinical nursing experience and achieve a passing score on the NCLEX exam before a provisional or initial license can be granted.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 25, 2017 Last action May 18, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
8
May 18, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Education Committee in House
lower
May 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
upper
May 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 4 to SB 62 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
upper
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 4 to SB 62 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 3 to SB 62 - Sticken in Senate
upper
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 2 to SB 62 - Sticken in Senate
upper
May 16, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 62 - Sticken in Senate
upper
May 12, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 3 to SB 62 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
May 12, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 2 to SB 62 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
upper
May 10, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 62 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
P
EB
Ernesto B. Lopez
RRepublican
DE
6
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Lyndon Yearick
Lyndon Yearick
RRepublican
DE
34