Legislation

Title: School Counselors - Role Expansion in Public Middle and High Schools
Sponsored by: Delegates Kaiser, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Carr, Clagett, Healey, Luedtke, Reznik, Sophocleus, F. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, A. Washington, and Zucker
Status: In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Setting forth a goal of the State to achieve, by 2020, a ratio of at least one school counselor to every 250 students in every public middle and high school in the State; requiring each local school system to develop and adopt a plan on or before December 1, 2016 on how to achieve the ratio; expressing a goal of the State that specified school counselors spend at least 80% of their time on direct services to students; authorizing each local school system to share resources and technology available for school counselors; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

Contingency - on funding

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2014 Legislative Date 1/29/2014 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2014 Legislative Date 2/05/2014 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2014 Legislative Date 3/06/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2014 Legislative Date 3/06/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {175469/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 42
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2014 Legislative Date 3/06/2014 Action Special Order until 3/7 (Delegate McDermott) Adopted Proceedings 42
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/07/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 43
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2014 Legislative Date 3/08/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (94-43) Proceedings 44
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2014 Legislative Date 3/09/2014 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 43
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2014 Legislative Date 3/31/2014 Action Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/28/2014	1/29/2014	First Reading Ways and Means
House	2/05/2014	2/05/2014	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/05/2014	3/06/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/06/2014	3/06/2014	Favorable with Amendments {175469/1 Report Adopted	42
House	3/06/2014	3/06/2014	Special Order until 3/7 (Delegate McDermott) Adopted	42
House	3/07/2014	3/07/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	43
House	3/11/2014	3/08/2014	Third Reading Passed (94-43)	44
Senate	3/12/2014	3/09/2014	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	43
Senate	3/13/2014	3/13/2014	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/31/2014	3/31/2014	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
3/06/2014	Amendments House - (Ways and Means) {175469/01 Adopted
1/29/2014	Text - First - School Counselors - Role Expansion in Public High Schools
3/07/2014	Text - Third - School Counselors - Role Expansion in Public Middle and High Schools
3/06/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means
3/31/2014	Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
3/08/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (94-43) - 03/08/14

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