Public schools; increase staffing ratios for specialized student support positions.
Summary
Public school staffing ratios; specializedstudent support positions. Increases the number of specialized student support positions required to be employed by each local schoolboard from at least three to at least four such positions per 1,000students in the local school division. Such specialized student supportpositions include school social workers, school psychologists, schoolnurses, licensed behavior analysts, licensed assistant behavior analysts,and other licensed health and behavioral positions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Feb 7, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
Co
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Irene Shin
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
Co
Katrina Callsen
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Fowler
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Jane Cohen
DDemocratic
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