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2019 SESSION
HB 2053 School boards; staffing ratios, guidance counselors.
Introduced by: Delores L. McQuinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
School boards; staffing ratios; guidance counselors. Changes the name of guidance counselors to school counselors and requires school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios: in elementary schools, one hour per day per 91 students, one full-time at 455 students, one hour per day additional time per 91 students or major fraction thereof; in middle schools, one period per 74 students, one full-time at 370 students, one additional period per 74 students or major fraction thereof; and in high schools, one period per 65 students, one full-time at 325 students, one additional period per 65 students or major fraction thereof. Additionally, the bill provides that notwithstanding any act of the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly the ratio of school counselors to students shall be as provided for in the appropriation act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102240D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105937D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/19 House: Conference substitute printed 19107678D-H2 pdf
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2053ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102240D
- 01/07/19 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/11/19 House: Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/19 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/19 House: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/19 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 01/30/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105937D-H1
- 02/03/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Read second time
- 02/04/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105937D-H1
- 02/04/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2053H1
- 02/05/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/18/19 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/19 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/19 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/21/19 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/21/19 House: House acceded to request
- 02/21/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/19 House: Delegates: McQuinn, Jones, S.C., Landes
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Peake, Chase, Dance
- 02/23/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/23/19 House: Conference substitute printed 19107678D-H2
- 02/23/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2053ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/25/19 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/03/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/03/19 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/03/19 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (16-Y 22-N)
- 04/03/19 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/03/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
- 05/03/19 Governor: Vetoed by Governor