Guidance counselors; staffing ratios, changes name to school counselors, etc. (SB1406)
Introduced By
Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
School boards; staffing ratios; guidance counselors. Changes the name of guidance counselors to school counselors and requires school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios: 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; and in high schools, one period per 60 students, one full-time at 300 students, one additional period per 60 students or major fraction thereof. Such ratios would be effective with the 2019-2020 school year. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102239D |
01/08/2019 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/16/2019 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
01/22/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1406) |
01/24/2019 | Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2019 | Rereferred to Finance |
01/31/2019 | Reported from Finance with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2019 | Read second time |
02/05/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/05/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/05/2019 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1406E |
02/05/2019 | Printed as engrossed 19102239D-E |
02/05/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/05/2019 | Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/08/2019 | Read first time |
02/08/2019 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/08/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1406E) |
02/11/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/11/2019 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106756D-H1 |
02/12/2019 | Read second time |
02/13/2019 | Read third time |
02/13/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106756D-H1 |
02/13/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1406H1 |
02/13/2019 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1406H1) |
02/15/2019 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2019 | Title replaced 19106756D-H1 |
02/20/2019 | Enrolled |
02/20/2019 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1406ER) |
02/20/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1406ER) |
02/20/2019 | Signed by President |
02/20/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2019 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019 |
02/27/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
03/21/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/19) |
03/25/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/19) |
03/25/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796) |