Sam Rasoul
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 38
Primary
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. 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.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-903.5, relating to certain practical nursing programs; common curriculum; transferability to registered nursing programs; pathway of stackable credentials.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0462)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 462 (Effective 07/01/26)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2548ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
Education and Health Substitute rejected
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Senator Favola, Barbara A. Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Floor substitute printed 25107726D-S3 (Favola)
Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
Read third time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Committee substitute printed 25107598D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107033D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 25104272D-E
Engrossed by House as amended
Education Amendments agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Educ sub: K-12 Subcommittee
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548)
Referred to Committee on Education
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104272D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Senator Favola, Barbara A. Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Finance and Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Education and Health Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Education and Health Amendment | HTML |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| Education Amendments | HTML |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2548) | PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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