School counselors; minimum staffing ratio. (SB880)
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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
Minimum staffing ratio for school counselors. Requires local school boards to employ school counselors in accordance with the following ratios, effective with the 2020-2021 school year: in elementary schools, one hour per day per 75 students, one full-time equivalent 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 equivalent 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 equivalent at 300 students, one additional period per 60 students or major fraction thereof. The bill also requires local school boards to employ one full-time equivalent school counselor position per 325 students in grades kindergarten through 12, effective with the 2021-2022 school year. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102837D |
| 01/08/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/20/2020 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 01/23/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB880) |
| 01/30/2020 | Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/06/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Reconsidered by Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/10/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/11/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/11/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB880E |
| 02/11/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20102837D-E |
| 02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/14/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 02/17/2020 | Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2020 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/17/2020 | Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education |
| 02/19/2020 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/19/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/21/2020 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/21/2020 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2020 | Committee substitute printed 20108566D-H1 |
| 02/24/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB880H1) |
| 02/25/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/26/2020 | VOTE: Passage (80-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/26/2020 | Read third time |
| 02/26/2020 | Committee on Education aamendment rejected |
| 02/26/2020 | Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20108566D-H1 |
| 02/26/2020 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB880H1 |
| 02/26/2020 | Passed House with substitute (80-Y 17-N) |
| 02/28/2020 | House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 31-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2020 | House insisted on substitute |
| 03/02/2020 | House requested conference committee |
| 03/03/2020 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2020 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 03/03/2020 | Senators: Locke, Hashmi, Newman |
| 03/05/2020 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 03/05/2020 | Delegates: McQuinn, Mugler, Brewer |
| 03/05/2020 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 03/07/2020 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/08/2020 | Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 14-N) |
| 03/08/2020 | VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/18/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER) |
| 03/18/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/18/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/19/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/20/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB880ER) |
| 03/20/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020 |
| 03/20/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/09/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 952 (effective - see bill) |
| 04/09/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0952) |