House Bill No. 692 introduces a new requirement for public schools, including open-enrollment charter schools, regarding the notification of parents when a school does not have a full-time nurse or the equivalent assigned during instructional hours. Specifically, if a school lacks a full-time nurse for more than 30 consecutive instructional days within the same school year, the principal must provide written notice to the parents or guardians of each enrolled student. The bill defines a full-time nurse and outlines that a school can meet this requirement if it has multiple nurses covering all regular instructional hours. Additionally, the notice must be provided in a bilingual format for non-English speaking parents and retained by the school.

The bill also allows schools to fulfill the notification requirement by posting the information on their website, ensuring it is easily accessible. However, this requirement does not apply to school districts or charter schools with fewer than 10,000 students. The provisions of this bill will take effect starting with the 2025-2026 school year, and it will become effective immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

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