US Congress House Bill 5335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nurses for Impoverished Schools Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-nurse ratio in public elementary and secondary schools. Defines an "eligible local education agency" as one for which: (1) not less than 20% of the students served are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and (2) the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse.

Nurses for Impoverished Schools Act

Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]

Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-18		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB2730 (Related) 2009-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB2750 (Related) 2009-11-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5335/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5335/BILLS-111hr5335ih.pdf