SB2502

Mississippi SB2502 would establish school-based clinics and school nurses in public schools.

Mississippi SB2502 would direct the State Department of Education to establish minimum standards and a salary schedule for school nurses. The bill would establish school-based clinics in public schools, with at least one clinic in each school district. The Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education would develop a minimum salary schedule for school nurses based on their education and experience. The bill would transfer responsibility for the School Nurse Intervention Program from the State Department of Health to the State Department of Education.