Nursing bill picks up bragging rights en route to guv’s office
Like the first baby born on New Year’s Day, a proposal to include Colorado in a multi-state network that will share information and speed background checks on nurses – improving their ability to work across state lines – became the first bill to clear the 2018 legislature.
The bipartisan Senate Bill 27, introduced in the upper chamber by Sens. Jim Smallwood, R-Castle Rock, and Nancy Todd, D-Aurora, had been fast-tracked to beat a Jan. 19 deadline for Colorado to join the information compact with other states. It was sent to the governor on Wednesday for his anticipated signature.
The ruling Senate GOP sent out a press statement on the measure, quoting Smallwood:
Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, said the bill’s passage illustrates how his crew runs a tight ship:
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