BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 5547

SB 5547: School medical assistance

Providing medical assistance in public schools.

Summary

C With the exception of staff with nursing training, current school employees may file a written letter of refusal to administer oral medications to or bladder catheterizations of students.
C With the exception of staff with nursing training, employees hired or transferred in the future may file a written letter of refusal to administer oral medications to or bladder catheterizations of students unless their job descriptions include those duties.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5547), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 27, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 11, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1)
Introduced: January 27, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: February 4, 2000
Companion bill: HB 1530
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5547, SSB 5547, 2SSB 5547

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 11, 1999

Version voted on: SSB 5547

45 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	26	0	1	0
Republican	19	0	0	3

How each member voted

Yea (45)

Absent (1)

Rosa Franklin D-29

Excused (3)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5547 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5547 (2025–26) Cannabis revenue/local gov. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5547 (2023–24) Nursing pool transparency · Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2023
SB 5547 (2021–22) Marijuana products · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5547 (2019–20) Marbled murrelet strategy · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5547 (2017–18) Educator professional growth · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5547 (2015–16) State need grant distrib/GPA · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5547 (2013–14) Ocean acidification · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5547 (2011–12) Small loans in twelve months · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

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