Overview
Connecticut General Statutes Section 10-212f required the establishment of a School Nurse Advisory Council (SNAC), effective July 1, 2013. This council advises the Commissioners of Education and Public Health concerning professional development for school nurses, school nurse staffing levels, the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools and other matters that affect school nurses.
Council Members | Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Council Members
| Organization | Statutory Requirement | Representative |
| American Federation of Teachers, Connecticut, AFL-CIO | One representative from each statewide bargaining representative organization that represents school nurses | Verna Bernard-Jones |
| Association of School Nurses of Connecticut | One representative of the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut | Sue Levasseur |
| Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home | One representative of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home who is a school nurse | Leah Hendricks |
| Connecticut Association of Boards of Education | One representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education | Gary Brochu |
| Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents | One representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents | Christine Mahoney |
| Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics | Two school district medical advisors, one of whom is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics | Barbara Ziogas |
| Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics | ||
| Connecticut Department of Public Health | The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designees | Kathleen Boulware |
| Connecticut Federation of School Administrators | One representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators | Gary Maynard |
| Connecticut Nurses Association | One representative of the Connecticut Nurses Association | Donna Kosiorowski |
| Connecticut State Department of Education | The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designees | Stephanie Knutson |
| District 1199/Service Employees International Union - Healthcare | One representative from each statewide bargaining representative organization that represents school nurses | Charlene Cedron |