North Carolina S360 mandates at least one full-time school nurse in every public school starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
North Carolina S360, titled "Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School," requires all public schools to have at least one full-time, permanent school nurse starting in the 2025-2026 school year. This includes kindergarten through grade 12 schools, regional schools, laboratory schools, charter schools, and schools within local school administrative units. The bill allocates $95 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction to support these positions. The act becomes effective July 1, 2025, with Section 1 applying from the 2025-2026 school year.
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