PENNSYLVANIA, October 13 - PRINTER'S NO. 726

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

110

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, J. WARD, KEARNEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA,

HUGHES, STREET, SCAVELLO, BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN, SANTARSIERO,

SCHWANK AND COMITTA, MAY 7, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 7, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating May 12, 2021, as "School Nurse Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Students are the future and by investing in them

today we are ensuring our world for tomorrow; and

WHEREAS, Families deserve to feel confident that their

children will be cared for when they are at school; and

WHEREAS, All students have a right to have their physical and

mental health needs safely met while in the school setting; and

WHEREAS, Students today face more complex and life-

threatening health problems requiring care in school; and

WHEREAS, School nurses have served a critical role in

improving public health and ensuring students' academic success

for more than 100 years; and

WHEREAS, School nurses address the home and community factors

that impact students' health; and

WHEREAS, School nurses are professional nurses who advance

the well-being, academic success and lifelong achievements of

students by serving on the front lines and providing a critical

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