Dear Members,

The VASN Board is pleased to announce that Becky Bowers-Lanier, Legislative Consultant, is going to be working to advocate for Virginia’s School Nurses. Please visit the page for updates regarding the VASN legislative agenda, improving the school nurse ratio, Department of Education happenings, General Assembly coverage, and education on advocacy skill development. While we all have a professional responsibility to advocate, Becky’s experience and expert advice will guide us as we move forward. Please join us in welcoming Becky by monitoring this page for future updates.

Sincerely,
VASN Board



-VASN President endorses the National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports Establishment Act (S. 1275 and H.R. 4322) proposed by Senator Warner and Congressman Sarbanes. 
Read the president's endorsement.

-Senator Charles Schumer from NY has introduced S. 2750 -
the Student-to-School Nurse Ration Improvement  Act of 2009.
It is very similar to Rep. McCarthy’s House bill – H.R. 2730.  Please spread the word about the bill’s introduction and ask your Senators to co-sponsor.  For more information:  http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas