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: (i) effective with the 2019-2020 school year, 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; in high schools, one period per 60 students, one full-time at 300 students, one additional period per 60 students or major fraction thereof; (ii) effective with the 2020-2021 school year, in elementary schools, one hour per day per 60 students, one full-time at 300 students, one hour per day additional time per 60 students or major fraction thereof; in middle and high schools, one period per 55 students, one full-time at 275 students, one additional period per 55 students or major fraction thereof; and (iii) effective with the 2021-2022 school year, in elementary, middle, and high schools, one hour per day per 50 students, one full-time at 250 students, one additional hour per day per 50 students or major fraction thereof.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 5, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1406H1
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106756D-H1
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1406E
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102239D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RR
Rosalyn R. Dance
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
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