Bill Summaries: H524 ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOL NURSES.

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  • Summary date: Mar 28 2019 - View Summary

    Appropriates $10 million in total recurring funds for 2019-20, $20 million in total recurring funds for 2020-21, and $30.7 million in total recurring funds for 2021-22 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) fiscal year to be allocated to local school administrative units to increase positions for school nurses. Requires DPI to give priority to local school administrative units that: (1) have a ratio of school nurses to students in the unit that is lower than the average ratio of school nurses to students in the State or (2) have a student population in the unit that is growing at a rate above the average rate of student population growth in the State. States the intent that the funds will supplement and not supplant any funds already provided for school nurses. Effective July 1, 2019.