VirginiaPractical nursing programs, certain; transferability to registered nursing programs, etc.
What it does
Certain practical nursing programs; common curriculum; transferability to registered nursing programs; pathway of stackable credentials. Requires the Virginia Community College System, in consultation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Board of Nursing, and representatives from associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education that offer nursing programs, to develop a common curriculum for practical nursing programs that shall be implemented at each comprehensive community college in the System that offers a practical nursing program. The bill requires such common curriculum, to the extent possible, to (i) align with the degree requirements for registered nursing programs offered at associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and (ii) be transferable to each registered nursing program offered at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education.
More detail
The bill requires each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education that offers a registered nursing degree program to participate in a practical nursing program to registered nursing program transfer agreement with the System that aligns with the practical nursing program common curriculum established pursuant to the bill and permits any private institution of higher education that offers a registered nursing degree program to be consulted regarding and participate on a voluntary basis in such a transfer agreement. The bill also (a) requires the System to establish a pathway of stackable nursing credentials that consists of a practical nursing to associate registered nursing to bachelor of science in nursing program pathway; (b) directs the System to develop and implement the common curriculum for practical nursing programs by July 1, 2026; and (c) directs the System to submit a progress report to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by December 1, 2025. The provisions of the bill relating to the development of the common curriculum for practical nursing programs have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 953.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 462 (Effective 07/01/26)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2548ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
- Feb 18Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
- Feb 18Senator Favola, Barbara A. Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 18Floor substitute printed 25107726D-S3 (Favola)
- Feb 18Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
- Feb 18Education and Health Substitute rejected
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
- Feb 14Committee substitute printed 25107598D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 25107033D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 10Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25104272D-E
- Feb 3Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 3Education Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read first timeMinor
- Jan 29Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Assigned Educ sub: K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
- Jan 10Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 10Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104272DIntroduced