One School, One Nurse Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Wilson (FL)
Introduced
Summary
One full-time registered nurse in every elementary and secondary school. This bill would create a competitive federal grant program to help local and state education agencies hire and keep full-time registered nurses and to establish recommended nurse-to-student ratios.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to put nurses in schools
This bill would create competitive grants so schools can hire and keep full-time registered nurses. The Education Secretary would launch the program within 12 months; each grant would last five years. Districts or state–district partnerships could recruit nurses, convert part-time roles to full-time, and raise pay to retain staff. High-need districts would get priority. Applicants would show need, plan to sustain jobs after the grant, and set goals to hire from underrepresented groups. Grantees would report each year on staffing at every school and on meeting recommended nurse-to-student ratios.
National guidance on school nurse ratios
Within 12 months of enactment, the Education Secretary would set recommended nurse-to-student ratios for elementary and secondary schools. The Secretary would offer guidance and technical help so schools can reach and keep those ratios. The Secretary would define who counts as underrepresented in public health for hiring goals. With Health and Human Services and Labor, the Secretary would define what “full-time” means for school nurses. The bill would also define who can apply for grants and who qualifies as a school nurse.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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