SB1406
Guidance counselors; staffing ratios, changes name to school counselors, etc.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102239D
- 01/08/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/2019 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/22/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1406)
- 01/24/2019 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/24/2019 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1406E
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 19102239D-E
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/08/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/08/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1406E)
- 02/11/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/11/2019 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106756D-H1
- 02/12/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106756D-H1
- 02/13/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1406H1
- 02/13/2019 - House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1406H1)
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: Title replaced 19106756D-H1
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1406ER)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- 02/27/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/25/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/25/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)
