Nevada Senate passes proposal to expand birth control access
SAM METZ, AP / Report for America
April 19, 2021
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) The Nevada state Senate on Monday voted unanimously in favor of a proposal to allow pharmacists to provide patients birth control without authorization from a doctor or health care provider with a traditional prescription pad.
Senate Bill 190 proposes expanding the scope of services that pharmacists can provide to ensure people who cannot access doctor s appointments because of costs or the state s physician shortage can obtain hormonal contraceptives including pills, patches or rings directly from a pharmacy.
It would have to pass the Democrat-controlled Assembly and be signed by Gov. Steve Sisolak before becoming law.
Task Force Created To Improve Nevada Schools
The Nevada System of Higher Education and the Nevada Department of Education have created a task force to increase the number and diversity of teachers in the state. Due to Nevada’s teacher shortage, 87% of students were in a larger-than-recommended class size last school year.
Also, through self-reported race and ethnicity data, teachers do not reflect the demographics of students in Nevada. 81% of teachers identify as white, while only 28% of students self-identify as white.
The task force says that all students will benefit by improving teacher diversity. They will hold their first meeting this week.
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