| Chapter 218 |
| 2021 -- S 0087 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/10/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER |
Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Murray, Bell, DiPalma, Cano, Euer, and Gallo |
| Date Introduced: January 26, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 16-21-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-21 entitled "Health and |
| Safety of Pupils" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 16-21-8. Certified nurse-teacher. |
| (a) Each Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each school system shall |
| employ certified nurse-teacher personnel certified by the state department of elementary and |
| secondary education; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to those school districts |
| which that are currently allowed to share certified nurse-teacher personnel by the department of |
| elementary and secondary education. The school health program as defined in ยง 16-21-7 shall only |
| be staffed by certified nurse-teacher personnel. |
| (b) Any person who, as of August 1, 2021, is employed in a Rhode Island school district |
| pursuant to an all grades registered school nurse certificate, but who does not meet the requirements |
| of subsection (a) of this section, shall be deemed grandfathered into that school district and may |
| continue to be employed pursuant to that all grades registered school nurse certificate within that |
| same school district. If a person so employed seeks employment in another Rhode Island school |
| district as a school nurse-teacher after August 1, 2021, that person shall be subject to the provisions |
| of subsection (a) of this section. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on August 1, 2021. |
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