Bill Text: NY A02709 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires at least one full-time guidance counselor to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high school throughout the state; sets duties of guidance counselors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to education [A02709 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02709-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2709
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 25, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, COLTON, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of  A.  CUSICK,  LUPARDO, SOLAGES, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring  a  guidance
          counselor  in  each  elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and
          senior high school
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 803-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 803-b. Full-time school guidance counselors required in  elementary,
     4  intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high schools.  The board of
     5  education or trustees of every school district in the state shall on and
     6  after  July  first, two thousand twenty employ at least one certified or
     7  licensed school guidance counselor in each of the  schools  under  their
     8  jurisdiction  exclusive  of  any  school  guidance  counselors funded or
     9  mandated through any special education funding, aid, regulation or stat-
    10  ute.  Such school guidance counselor shall perform such  duties  includ-
    11  ing,  but  not limited to:  coordinating with the instructional staff to
    12  prepare students to participate effectively in their current and  future
    13  educational  programs,  helping  students  who  exhibit  any attendance,
    14  academic, behavioral or adjustment problems, educating students concern-
    15  ing avoidance of child sexual abuse, and encouraging  parental  involve-
    16  ment.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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