Representative McCarthy Introduces "Student to School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2008"
June 11, 2008
Representative McCarthy Introduces "Student to School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2008"
On June 5, 2008 Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), on behalf of herself and Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) introduced a bill, H.R. 6201,
authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services "to make grants to eligible States for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten." The bill has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. For a
copy of the bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/.