HB 2053 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

School boards; staffing ratios, guidance counselors.

Summary
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.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Vetoed
May 2019
Introduced Jan 7, 2019 Vetoed May 3, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 19, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
2
May 3, 2019
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2019
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2053H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105937D-H1
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 28, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)
house of delegates
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102240D
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors

Sponsors