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CS/SB 254

Florida Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 13, 2026.

Nursing Education Programs.

Bill ID FL-2026-SB-254
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate failed 2026-03-13
Summary

Nursing Education Programs; Requiring applicants for nurse licensure seeking to take the licensing examination more than 6 months after graduation to first complete a remedial course approved or developed by the Board of Nursing; requiring the Department of Health to issue temporary provisional licenses to graduate professional nurses and graduate practical nurses meeting certain criteria; revising application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Florida Center for Nursing to develop graduate nursing preceptorship standards by a specified date; authorizing agents or employees of the department to conduct onsite evaluations and inspections of approved and accredited nursing education programs, etc.

Sponsor
Appropriations Committee on Health
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-13 Status failed
2026-03-13 Latest Action Senate - Died in Fiscal Policy
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