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HB 517: Nursing Education for Military Combat Medics

GENERAL BILL by Rudman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, D. ; Benjamin ; Berfield ; Canady ; Chaney ; Cross ; Daniels ; Killebrew ; Lopez, V. ; Massullo ; Salzman ; Woodson

Nursing Education for Military Combat Medics; Revising a primary goal of the Florida Center for Nursing to provide that development of a statewide plan for nursing manpower must include the encouragement and coordination of the development of partnerships with hospitals which provide opportunities for nursing students to obtain clinical experience; requiring that the Articulation Coordinating Committee convene a workgroup to establish a process for determining postsecondary course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock hours that must be awarded in accredited nursing education programs for military training and education required for service in specified positions; authorizing the award of additional postsecondary credit or career education clock hours.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 274 (Ch. 2023-158)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/25/2023 House • Filed
2/7/2023 House • Referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Referred to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
3/3/2023 House • Added to Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
3/7/2023 House • Favorable by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Reported out of Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee
• Now in Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/13/2023 House • Added to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/15/2023 House • Favorable by Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
3/29/2023 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
3/31/2023 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
5/1/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 274 (Ch. 2023-158)