SB880
School counselors; minimum staffing ratio, effective clause.
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 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 250 students in grades kindergarten through 12, effective with the 2021-2022 school year. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102837D
- 01/08/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/20/2020 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/23/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB880)
- 01/30/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (11-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Reconsidered by Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB880E
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102837D-E
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/17/2020 - House: Reported from Education with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/17/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
- 02/19/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/19/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/21/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/21/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20108566D-H1
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB880H1)
- 02/25/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/26/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (80-Y 17-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/26/2020 - House: Committee on Education aamendment rejected
- 02/26/2020 - House: Committee on Appropriations substitute agreed to 20108566D-H1
- 02/26/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB880H1
- 02/26/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (80-Y 17-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (7-Y 31-N)
- 03/02/2020 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/02/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senators: Locke, Hashmi, Newman
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: McQuinn, Mugler, Brewer
- 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (81-Y 14-N)
- 03/08/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (81-Y 14-N)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB880ER)
- 03/20/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 952 (effective - see bill)
- 04/09/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0952)
