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CS/SB 1654: Certified School Counselors

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Detert

Certified School Counselors; Requiring that each school district have an overall ratio of at least one certified school counselor for every 400 students; requiring that each elementary, middle, and high school within the school district have a specified maximum ratio of certified school counselors to students; requiring that each school have a minimum of one full-time certified school counselor and assign additional half-time or full-time certified school counselors only after reaching the maximum ratio; prohibiting certified school counselors from being used as support staff for administrative duties, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (BEA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 225
    • Introduced -SJ 225
    2/1/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/6/2012 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
    2/7/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 335
    2/8/2012 Senate • Now in Budget
    • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations -SJ 349
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 1654, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/7/2012 at 2:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1317 Certified School Counselors Adkins Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KCOS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0057 Funding for school health services. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.21 School attendance. Page 4 (pdf)
    1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades promotion. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.43 General requirements for high school graduation. Page 8 (pdf)
    1008.42 Public information on career education programs. Page 8 (pdf)
    1012.01 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 1654, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2012 at 3:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2012 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1317 Certified School Counselors Adkins Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in K-20 Competitiveness Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (KCOS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    814726 - Amendment
    Delete lines 34 - 36 and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Altman)     		2/3/2012
    4:06 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    860704 - Amendment
    Delete line 41 and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Altman)     		2/3/2012
    4:06 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    587252 - Amendment
    Delete line 283 and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Altman)     		2/3/2012
    4:06 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 263356 - Substitute Amendment (587252)
    Delete lines 278 - 283 and insert:     		Education Pre-K - 12
    (Altman)     		2/6/2012
    1:33 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/7/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2012 3:00 PM Education Pre-K - 12 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.0057 Funding for school health services. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.21 School attendance. Page 4 (pdf)
    1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades promotion. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.43 General requirements for high school graduation. Page 8 (pdf)
    1008.42 Public information on career education programs. Page 8 (pdf)
    1012.01 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf)

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