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2020 SESSION
SB 880 School counselors; minimum staffing ratio, effective clause.
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Minimum staffing ratio for school counselors. Requires local school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios, effective with the 2020-2021 school year: in elementary schools, one hour per day per 75 students, one full-time equivalent 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 equivalent 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 equivalent at 300 students, one additional period per 60 students or major fraction thereof. The bill also requires local school boards to employ one full-time equivalent school counselor position per 325 students in grades kindergarten through 12, effective with the 2021-2022 school year. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102837D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102837D-E pdf
- 02/21/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108566D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0952) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House committee amendments reported
- House amendments not adopted
- Senate amendments
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102837D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/20 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/30/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reconsidered by Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB880E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102837D-E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/17/20 House: Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/17/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/19/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/21/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108566D-H1
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 17-N)
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Committee on Education aamendment rejected
- 02/26/20 House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20108566D-H1
- 02/26/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB880H1
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House with substitute (80-Y 17-N)
- 02/28/20 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 31-N)
- 03/02/20 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/02/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/03/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/20 Senate: Senators: Locke, Hashmi, Newman
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: McQuinn, Mugler, Brewer
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 14-N)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 14-N)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 952 (effective - see bill)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0952)