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House Bill 0175c1




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997              CS/HB 175

        By the Committee on Education Innovation and
    Representative Rodriguez-Chomat





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to education; creating a pilot

  3         program to increase the number of school

  4         counselors; providing for grant allocations;

  5         requiring an evaluation; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  There is hereby created a 3-year pilot

11  program using "Break the Mold" grants for school districts to

12  provide additional certified school counselors in the public

13  schools. In order to positively impact school attendance,

14  student behavior, the graduation rate, the school climate, and

15  parent involvement; to advise students in the decisionmaking

16  process with regard to a student's abilities, aptitudes, and

17  interests; to better assist students in the selection of a

18  program of study appropriate for a student's career goals; to

19  provide guidance regarding career awareness and postsecondary

20  educational options; and to help in the successful transition

21  to the world of work, this funding shall be used to hire

22  additional certified school counselors to result in a low

23  student to counselor ratio.

24         Section 2.  A school district may select schools to

25  receive the additional counselor grant allocation based on

26  high student to counselor ratios and any other criteria that

27  the school district deems appropriate in addressing students'

28  educational, behavioral, and career goals.

29         Section 3.  A school district involved in the 3-year

30  pilot program shall conduct an evaluation of the pilot program

31  and provide a report with recommendations to the President of

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997              CS/HB 175

    603-111-97






  1  the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by

  2  December 1, 2000.

  3         Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.

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