Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School nurse program under State Department of Education; establish and provide for funding.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Tollison
Code Section: A 043-0013-0405
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A SCHOOL NURSE PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL NURSES IN THE PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR PRIORITY FOR FUNDING THE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH IN THE STATE TREASURY A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE SCHOOL NURSE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE STATE EACH YEAR SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS IN THE SPECIAL FUND TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL EXPEND THE FUNDS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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