Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act This bill establishes a demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education must award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by a local educational agency in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.
Child healthEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingNursing
NURSE Act
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| Updated: 5/12/2021
Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act This bill establishes a demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education must award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by a local educational agency in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.
Child healthEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingNursing