2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0526: Nursing Education Programs

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/5/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
3/10/2025
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/10/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/15/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Senate
4/17/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/17/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #538912

3/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/15/2025
8
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
3/4/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Fiscal Policy(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/17/202538.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/202527.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/6/202527.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025261.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025248.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/5/2025245.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/3/2025244.3 KB