BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5270: Educator support/nurses
Providing mentors to novice nurses in the beginning educator support team program.
Summary
- Requires school districts receiving funding for the Beginning Educator Support Team Program to prioritize and provide a mentor to any novice school nurse employed by the district.
- Defines novice school nurse as a registered nurse or advanced registered nurse practitioner who is in their first, second, or third year in a school-based role.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 15, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Lisa Wellman (D-41)
- Introduced
- January 15, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1352
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to providing mentors to novice nurses in the beginning educator support team program;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D-41)
4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5270 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5270 (2023–24) DOC/immigration assistance
- SB 5270 (2021–22) DOL issued documents
- SB 5270 (2019–20) Election dates and timelines
- SB 5270 (2017–18) Contract harvesting program
- SB 5270 (2015–16) Missing children/advisry brd
- SB 5270 (2013–14) Motor voter preregistration
- SB 5270 (2011–12) Death inquest/law enf member
- SB 5270 (2009–10) Voter registration