CS/SB 254: Nursing Education Programs
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Harrell
Nursing Education Programs; Requiring applicants for nurse licensure seeking to take the licensing examination more than 6 months after graduation to first complete a remedial course approved or developed by the Board of Nursing; requiring the Department of Health to issue temporary provisional licenses to graduate professional nurses and graduate practical nurses meeting certain criteria; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Florida Center for Nursing to develop graduate nursing preceptorship standards by a specified date; authorizing agents or employees of the department to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs, etc.
Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/3/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy |
| 11/10/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/18/25, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 11/18/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services |
| 1/13/2026 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 2/20/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/25/26, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate |
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 |
| 2/27/2026 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 3/3/2026 | Senate |
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time |
| 3/6/2026 | Senate |
• Now in Fiscal Policy |
