School nurse certification requirements

Analysis

This bill allows a superintendent and school board to nominate and appoint a school nurse, who must be licensed and registered with the board of nursing.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Auto-selectedComputed by this site

Sponsors

• Rep. Katy PeternelR▸Vice Chair· Education Policy and Administration

Also: Rep. Sheila SeidelR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

• Feb 12, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendarCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0338h10–8
  Overall

  56% yea
• Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0338hadopted
• Mar 6, 2025HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0338hAdopted211–163How they voted→
  Overall

  56% yea

  Party-line vote

  Republicans

  207–0100% yea

  Democrats

  4–1632% yea
  Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
• Apr 17, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee5–0
  Overall

  100% yea
• Apr 17, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
• Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
  Overall

  100% yea
• Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

• Jan 27, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration1:52:50–1:54:351m 45slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
• Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration1:20:52–1:22:081m 16slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0338h — roll call; Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
• Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floor1:26:25–1:28:522m 27slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0338h — adopted, roll call 211-163; Amendment # 2025-0338h — adopted, voice vote
• Mar 18, 2025Public hearingSenate Education1:55:08–1:56:161m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
• Apr 17, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
• Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floor57:35–57:5823slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 10
2. Jan 27, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/27/2025 11:00 am LOB 205-207
3. Feb 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/12/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
4. Feb 12, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0338h 02/12/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 14 P. 21
5. Feb 12, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
6. Mar 6, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0338h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 37
7. Mar 6, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0338h: MA RC 211-163 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 38
8. Mar 6, 2025SenIntroduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 7
9. Mar 18, 2025SenHearing: 03/18/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:45 am; SC 13
10. Apr 17, 2025SenCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
11. Apr 17, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
12. Jan 7, 2026SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026; SC 46
13. Jan 7, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

• Introducedversion
• As Amended by the Houseversion
• Amendment 2025-0338hamendment
• Senate Hearing Report · 2025-03-25report
• Senate Committee Report · 2025-03-27report
• House Hearing Report · 2025-02-12report
• Senate Committee Report · 2025-11-25report

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.