H.R. 2730 (111th): Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009

Introduced:
Jun 04, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY4]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
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This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 2229 (112th) on Jun 16, 2011.

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This bill was introduced on June 4, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 04, 2009
Cosponsors
35 cosponsors (28D, 7R) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

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Full Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten.

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Last updated Jun 04, 2009.
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6/4/2009--Introduced.
Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make demonstration grants to states in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten is 1,000 or more students to every school nurse to reduce such ratio.

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  • Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  • Chapter 6A: PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
  • Subchapter VI: NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
  • Part A: General Provisions
  • Section 296: Definitions