STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 858

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator TURNER)

ADOPTED: JUNE 7, 2018

      This floor amendment provides that an individual who holds a school nurse endorsement to the educational services certificate will be authorized to teach health in grades kindergarten through six under the bill’s provisions.  The amendment also changes the bill’s effective date to the 2019-2020 school year.