TN SB1656 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-13 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires the department of education to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor position for every 250 student members of the LEA or one full-time position for each LEA and public charter school within the LEA, whichever is greater; requires each LEA and public charter school to employ a licensed professional school counselor for each position funded. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school counselors.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/6/2024 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/6/2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/28/2024 |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-01-08 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB1847 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-12 - Failed for lack of second in: K-12 Subcommittee
