Barbara Favola
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 40
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. The bill incorporates SB 791 and is identical to HB 2548.
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.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 465 (Effective 07/01/26)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0465)
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 (SB953)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB953ER)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953)
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - floor substitute
Delegate Rasoul Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Floor substitute printed 25107727D-H1 (Rasoul)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned Educ sub: Higher Education
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953)
Referred to Committee on Education
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Read second time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Printed as engrossed 25105795D-ES1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Education and Health Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953)
Incorporates SB791(Head)
Committee substitute printed 25105795D-S1
Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104229D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Delegate Rasoul Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Education Subcommittee Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| Finance and Appropriations Amendment | HTML |
| Education and Health Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB953) | PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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