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CS/CS/SB 526: Nursing Education Programs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Health Policy ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sharief

Nursing Education Programs; Requiring the Department of Health to issue provisional licenses to graduate licensed practical nurses and graduate registered nurses under the supervision of clinical preceptors; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Florida Center for Nursing to develop graduate nursing preceptorship standards by a specified date; defining the term “adverse action”; revising requirements for annual reports approved programs are required to submit to the board, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
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
    3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
    4/17/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy

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  • CS/CS/SB 526, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 3:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 919 (c1) Nursing Education Programs Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    464.008 Licensure by examination. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 526, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/5/2025 at 10:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 919 (c1) Nursing Education Programs Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    698194 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Harrell)     		4/13/2025
    4:22 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/15/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 1 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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  • 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 Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/17/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 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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