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SB 1406 Guidance counselors; staffing ratios, changes name to school counselors, etc.
Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | 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 75 students, one full-time at 375 students, one hour per day additional time per 75 students or major fraction thereof; in middle schools, one period per 65 students, one full-time at 325 students, one additional period per 65 students or major fraction thereof; and in high schools, one period per 60 students, one full-time at 300 students, one additional period per 60 students or major fraction thereof. Such ratios would be effective with the 2019-2020 school year.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102239D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19102239D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106756D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102239D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/24/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/24/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/19 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/05/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1406E
- 02/05/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19102239D-E
- 02/05/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/19 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/19 House: Read first time
- 02/08/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/19 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106756D-H1
- 02/12/19 House: Read second time
- 02/13/19 House: Read third time
- 02/13/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106756D-H1
- 02/13/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1406H1
- 02/13/19 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: Title replaced 19106756D-H1
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER)
- 02/20/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- 02/27/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/25/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/25/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)