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CS/CS/CS/HB 519: Nursing Shortage Solution Act

GENERAL BILL by Council for Lifelong Learning ; Health & Human Services Appropriations ; Colleges & Universities ; Murman ; Fasano ; Green ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Greenstein ; Lerner ; Justice ; Spratt ; Clarke ; Harrington ; Kilmer ; Waters ; Mahon ; McGriff ; Cusack ; Bowen ; Maygarden ; Garcia ; Gannon ; Farkas ; Needelman ; Rich ; Atwater ; Flanagan ; Sobel ; Holloway ; Lynn ; Davis ; Slosberg ; Bucher ; Wilson ; Richardson ; Brutus ; Gelber ; Joyner ; Fields

Nursing Shortage Solution Act; amends provision re Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program to revise provisions re loan repayment; creates Sunshine Workforce Solutions Grant Program; revises provisions re eligibility for licensure by endorsement to practice professional or practical nursing; provides exemption from licensure for nurse licensed in territory of U.S.; creates public school volunteer health care practitioner program, etc. Amends Chs. 464, 240, 381.

Effective Date: 05/03/2002
Last Action: 5/3/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-230
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/29/2001 House • Prefiled
12/17/2001 House • Referred to Colleges & Universities (LLC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Council for Lifelong Learning
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to Colleges & Universities (LLC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Council for Lifelong Learning -HJ 00039
1/25/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Colleges & Universities (LLC), 01/29/02, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
1/29/2002 House • CS by Colleges & Universities (LLC); YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00190
2/5/2002 House • CS read first time on 02/05/02 -HJ 00189
• Now in Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00190; Withdrawn from Education Appropriations (FRC); Council for Lifelong Learning -HJ 00161; Rereferred to Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Council for Lifelong Learning -HJ 00161
2/4/2002 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00190
2/6/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 02/08/02, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
2/8/2002 House • CS/CS by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00274
2/20/2002 House • CS read first time on 02/20/02 -HJ 00266
2/19/2002 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00274; Now in Council for Lifelong Learning -HJ 00274
2/26/2002 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Lifelong Learning, 02/28/02, 9:30 am, Reed Hall
2/28/2002 House • CS/CS/CS by- Council for Lifelong Learning; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 00978
3/11/2002 House • CS read first time on 03/11/02 -HJ 00975; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00978; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00978
3/15/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01813; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 01813; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01813
3/19/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 02108; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 02109
3/19/2002 Senate • In Messages
3/20/2002 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Appropriations -SJ 01216; Immediately withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Appropriations -SJ 01137; Substituted for CS/SB 1618 -SJ 01137; Read second time -SJ 01137; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01137
3/21/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01241; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01241
3/22/2002 House • In returning messages; Concurred -HJ 03109; CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 03110; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 03110
4/24/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/3/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-230