LEGISLATION

Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Bill Reintroduced in the 111th Congress
The Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009 was introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy on June 4, 2009. The bill number is H.R.2730. As of 7/28/09, the bill has 16 co-sponsors.

 
Reducing Student-to-School Nurse Ratios Being Addressed in Health Reform Legislation
In the House of Representatives’ process of “marking up” America’s Affordable Health Choices Act (H.R. 3200), Rep. George Miller, Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, has included a version of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s ratio bill (H.R. 2730) in his “substitute amendment.”  Stay tuned for more information on the ratio provisions as H.R. 3200 makes its way through the House.