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. The bill incorporates SB 791 and is identical to HB 2548.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 465 (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 (SB953)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953)
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 18Engrossed by House - floor substitute
- Feb 18Delegate Rasoul Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- Feb 18Floor substitute printed 25107727D-H1 (Rasoul)
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953)
- Feb 7Assigned Educ sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 6Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Placed on Calendar
- Jan 31Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 31Rules suspended
- Jan 31Printed as engrossed 25105795D-ES1
- Jan 31Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Jan 31Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 31Reading of amendment waived
- Jan 31Education and Health Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953)
- Jan 23Committee substitute printed 25105795D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Incorporates SB791(Head)
- Jan 20Assigned Education sub: Higher EducationMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104229DIntroduced