Revises provisions relating to school counselors. (BDR 34-532)

AB 298 requires every public school in Nevada, including charter schools, to employ a full-time school counselor and develop a comprehensive counseling program. This replaces the previous law that allowed schools to skip these requirements if funding was unavailable. The bill removes the phrase "to the extent that money is available" from Nevada Revised Statute 388.055, making counselor staffing mandatory regardless of budget constraints. It also updates related provisions about school safety teams and trauma response teams to align with the new mandatory counselor requirement. The law takes effect July 1, 2025.