STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ROBERT M. GORDON
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Senator DIANE B. ALLEN
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Provides that nonpublic school nursing services may include nursing services for a preschool pupil in the event of an emergency.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning the provision of nursing services to nonpublic schools and supplementing P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The nursing services provided pursuant to P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.) may also include, in the event of an emergency, the provision of nursing services to a preschool pupil enrolled in the nonpublic school.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
Under P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-23 et seq.), the board of education in a school district in which a nonpublic school is located is required to provide certain nursing services for pupils who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic school in grades kindergarten through 12. This bill specifies that in the event of an emergency, the nursing services may also be provided to a preschool pupil enrolled in the nonpublic school.