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CS/SB 526: Nursing Education Programs

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Harrell

Nursing Education Programs; Revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; providing for the revocation of a program’s approval, and discipline of its program director, under certain circumstances; authorizing agents of the Department of Health to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs; deeming failure or refusal of a program to allow such evaluation or inspection as a violation of a legal obligation, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/5/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/6/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    2/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/4/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    3/5/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

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  • CS/SB 526, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2025 at 10:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 919 Nursing Education Programs Overdorf Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 526, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2025 at 8:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 919 Nursing Education Programs Overdorf Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    538912 - Amendment
    Delete lines 241 - 267 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Harrell)     		3/4/2025
    9:38 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/4/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2025 2:00 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 2 (pdf)

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