Proposed Changes to Florida Nursing Education Program Oversight
March 13, 2026
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The Frame
The bill would have directly impacted the operational requirements and potential closure criteria for nursing schools, as well as financial protections for students enrolled in programs that fail to meet state-mandated licensing exam passage standards.
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Nursing students
Students would have received mandatory tuition reimbursements from low-performing programs and required disclosures regarding a school's probationary status.
Nursing education programs
Programs would have faced stricter oversight, mandatory onsite inspections, and potential termination for failing to meet graduate passage rate benchmarks.
Program directors
Directors would have been subject to professional discipline for failing to submit required reports or remediation plans.
Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What would have happened if a nursing program's pass rate was too low?
Could the state inspect my nursing school?
Would I get my tuition back if my school performed poorly?
Why It Matters
The bill would have directly impacted the operational requirements and potential closure criteria for nursing schools, as well as financial protections for students enrolled in programs that fail to meet state-mandated licensing exam passage standards.
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
on behalf of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
117
Yes
107
No
1
Present
0
Not Voting
9
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Jose Alvarez
Democratic · yes
Kim Daniels
Democratic · not voting
Kaylee Tuck
Republican · yes
Judson Sapp
Republican · yes
Mike Redondo
Republican · yes
Alex Rizo
Republican · yes
James Buchanan
Republican · yes
Susan Plasencia
Republican · yes
Rob Long
Democratic · yes
Richard Gentry
Republican · yes
Kim Kendall
Republican · yes
Gallop Franklin
Democratic · yes
Robbie Brackett
Republican · yes
Yvette Benarroch
Republican · not voting
Mitch Rosenwald
Democratic · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Jon Albert
Republican · yes
Patt Maney
Republican · yes
Omar Blanco
Republican · yes
Kiyan Michael
Republican · yes
Karen Gonzalez Pittman
Republican · yes
Tiffany Esposito
Republican · yes
Adam Anderson
Republican · yes
Brad Yeager
Republican · yes
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Discoveries
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Increased Financial Accountability
The bill introduced a 'tuition reimbursement' model for nursing programs with extremely low pass rates (below 30%), shifting the financial risk of poor educational outcomes from the student to the institution.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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