From the ECS State Policy Database Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary LA Adopted P-12 School Counselor Requirements LAC 28:CXXXI.405 and 659 Revises requirements for K-12 school counselor certification and endorsements (to existing certificates). Requires the completion of a maste... More... CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Appropriations and Reappropriations S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partn... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Individual Student Career and Academic Plans H.B. 1345 (sections 12 and 15) The state board of education must require schools and charter schools to assist students and their parents/gardians to develop and maintain ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Access to Evidenced-Based Counseling H.B. 2641 To strengthen districts' ability to give their students the best opportunity for academic and personal success, requires, subject to the ava... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Career Education, CTE H.B. 713 - Career Education, CTE Section 1: Delays until fall 2013 requirement that the state board of the Technical College System of Georgia require its institutions to ac... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Career Counseling S.B. 2591 Requires interest inventories to be administered to high school juniors and college sophomores to assist students in career decisions. http:... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades H.B. 7059 - Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades Permits required course in career planning to be taken in grade 6. Requires that such course (1) result in a personalized academic and caree... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Student Education Occupation Plans H.B. 389 From bill summary: Defines a student education/occupation plan (SEOP) as a plan to be initiated early in the student's secondary school educ... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Secondary School Reform Act Delay/Teacher Evaluations/Tenure/Student Governance Councils/6th Grade Student Success Plan H.B. 6498 Secondary School Reform Act - Delays by two years the implementation of the secondary school reform requirements enacted in 2010 that: (1) I... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists H.B. 1386 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Requires that a marriage and family therapist employed by a district be licensed by the state agency that licenses that profession. Provides... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Generation Texas Week H.B. 2909 - Generation Texas Week Renames "Education: Go Get It Week" as "Generation Texas Week." Adds that the information provided to students during this week must include... More... CO Final Regulations 06/2011 P-12 Standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans 1 CO ADC 301-81:1.00; 1 CO ADC 301-81:2.00, 01, 02, 03 Establishes Standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans ('ICAP') for students enrolled in public schools.Each ICAP shall include a ca... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Guidance A.B. 138--Counseling/Guidance Revises the provisions governing the policy for the 4-year academic plan for ninth grade pupils to provide that the policy may ensure that e... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Task Force on Student Academic Success S.B. 111 Creates the Task Force on Student Academic Success. The overall charge of the task force is to identify the junctures at which grade-level p... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 186 - Individual Graduation Plans Amends Sections 20-2-82(e), 20-2-244(b) and 20-2-2065(b)(13) to clarify that the state board may not authorize waivers to and charter school... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career Planning S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Requires each district to provide students in grade 7 or 8 with an individual consultative process or a nine-week course for the purpose of ... More... UT Vetoed 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Utah Futures Web Site and Steering Committee S.B. 305 Statutorily creates "Utah Futures" https://utahfutures.org/, a web-based education and career counseling program. Provides that Utah Futures... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 1070 Prohibit school districts from employing school counselors who are not certified. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bills/HB1070ENR.pdf... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act S.B. 1191 Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strat... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Academic Profiles H.B. 486 Requires school guidance counselors employed in public high schools to complete an academic profile for each student in the ninth grade. Out... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Web-Based Counseling S.B. 387 Requires the Georgia Student Finance Commission to (1) Provide students in grades 6-12 with web-based counseling, career awareness inventori... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "College-Ready" Benchmark and Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-327 Provides that student performance at the advanced proficiency/honors level on any tests required for high school graduation must be recogniz... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... MI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Development Plan/Student Review S.B. 757 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legisation; requires each pupil to review his or her educational development plan (EDP) in 8th grade and ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Diplomas H.B. 44 Changes graduation requirements for students entering 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year; includes health education; reconciles multiple... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for Advanced Placement H.B. 1135 Relates to advanced placement exams; requires state educational institutions to grant postsecondary level academic credit to students who re... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Financial Literacy as Math Requirement H.B. 53 Relates to public schools; allows financial literacy that meets state standards to qualify for one of the four required mathematics units fo... More... CO Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Individual Career and Academic Plans 1 CCR 301-81 Intends to decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates by assisting students in developing and maintaining a personalized postsecon... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Counseling S.B. 272 Partially from Legislative Counsel's Digest: States legislative intent relating to the role of school counselors and counseling programs. ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Immigration Agents, Immigration Status and Care for Neglected Pupils A.B. 132 Creates new Section 32297. Provides that immigration agents shall not interfere with the education of pupils. Specifies that this policy not... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Career Resource Network S.B. 123 Relates to the existing Career Resource Network, the primary duty of which is to provide career development information and resources to mid... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Governor's Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative H.B. 1 - Section 3306.31 and 265.70.80 Specifies that the following provisions apply to any district with a three-year average graduation rate at or below 80%. Requires each such ... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Supplementary Bilingual Education Extension Title 8 NYCRR 80-2.9, 80-4.3, 80-5.18 Creates a three-year, non-renewable supplementary bilingual education extension to authorize a pupil personnel service professional currentl... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Visit Colleges H.B. 2542 Allows districts to grant excused absences for juniors and seniors visiting institutions of higher education. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Financial Aid Guidance for Veterans H.B. 3951 Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that one or more employees is trained in understanding state and federal student ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 3646 - Section 39 Rewrites 33.002 regarding certified school counselors. Directs the commissioner to distribute funds for school counselor and counseling prog... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Exception to Automatic Admission of Students in Top 10% of High School Class S.B. 175 - Section 1, subsections (a)-(f), (j)-(k) Permits the University of Texas at Austin to make an exception to the statute requiring all general academic teaching institutions to admit ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Higher Education Assistance Plan S.B. 175 - Section 6 Directs the higher education coordinating board to develop a plan under which each public high school that is, as determined by the board, s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Counseling about Automatic Admissions Policy S.B. 175 - Section 3 and 4 Requires districts to notify every high school student, at the time the student first registers for one or more classes required for high sc... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Outreach to Top 10% Seniors S.B. 175 - Section 1, subsections (g), ((l) Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to institute a program to improve the outreach efforts of general academic teaching in... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Access to Student Records H.F. 2 Allows a child's parent or guardian to designate a "significant individual" to participate in a school conference involving that child. Requ... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Academic and Career Planning OAC 3301-68-01 Amends rules related to K-12 career development programs. Adds that middle school career exploration activities must enable students to deve... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 College- and Work-Ready Programs of Study S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 1 Enacts the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act". Directs the department of education to develop focused progr... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Counselor Positions H.B. 1400 - Counselor Positions Section Beginning with 2010-11 school year, requires each district to have one full-time equivalency counselor for every 300 students. Up to one thi... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation from High School to College and from Community College to Four-Year H.B. 815 Adds several new subsections of law. Requires development and implementation of a plan to provide, at least twice annually to all principals... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act H.B. 1808 Creates the College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act. Defines "college and career readiness". Beginning with the 2010-11 school yea... More... UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program R277-462 Amends definition of Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program ("Program") to add reference to informing and involving parents. Adds def... More... SD Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Guidance counselor H.B. 1186 Reimburses and rewards public school counselors who earn the credential of National Certified School Counselor. http://legis.state.sd.us/ses... More... OH Signed into law 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Free Career Information H.B. 525 Authorizes the board of regents to enter into an agreement with private entities to provide free career information for students via the boa... More... CO Adopted 08/2008 P-12 School Counselor Corps Grant Program 1 CCR 301-74 Establishes rules regarding the School Counselor Corps Grant Program, including application procedures, review criteria and reporting requir... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2008 H.B. 1091 Provides that before a student between the ages of 17 and 18 may drop out, the student and student's parent must attend an exit interview, i... More... WV Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Changes to Policy 2510 Title 126, Series 42 From the introduction to the adopted rules: "Revisions were needed in Policy 2510 to allow local school districts greater flexibility in th... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 School Counselor Corps Grant Program H.B. 1370 Makes legislative findings concerning the importance of school counseling services for students in middle, junior high, and high schools; cr... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Student Readiness for College or Work S.F. 2216 - Generally Concerns state and local measures for preparing a student for a career or for postsecondary education, including a mandated statewide core c... More... MD Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Career Development Guidance COMAR 13A.04.10.01, .02 Provides the Maryland Career Development Framework standards to guide the implementation of a systematic instructional program in career dev... More... NM Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College College and Workplace Readiness Assessment S.B. 460 Relates to public schools; changes the statewide college and workplace readiness assessments; allows the eleventh grade standards-based asse... More... GA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Teacher Certification GAC 505-2-.10, -.26, -.96, -.150, -.166, -.167, -.202,-.300, -.350, -.351, -.352, -.353, - .354, -.355; 505-3-.62, -.63 505-2-.10: Adds provisions and clarification for National Guard personnel to apply for JROTC instructor positions, which is now authorized b... More... MI Enacted 11/2007 P-12 High School Reform S.B. 403 Revises high school personal curriculum requirements for transfer pupils; relates to advanced placement, diplomas and merit standards requir... More... IA Adopted 10/2007 P-12 School Nurse, School Guidance Counselor IAC 281-12.2(256), 12.3(11), 12.4(12) Requires that each school district have a school nurse and a qualified (i.e., licensed by the Board of Education Examiners) guidance counsel... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. P-16 A.B. 428 Requires each school district offering any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, prior to class registration, for each school in the district, to pr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. P-16 S.B. 405 Expands the Fair Competition for College and Career Opportunity Program to include provisions for individualized review of the career goals ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Definition of Professional Worker S.B. 122 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds school counselor and school counselor intern to the list of professio... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 School Counselor Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.659 Revises the requirements for add-on certification as a school counselor. Allows three years of successful experience as a school counselor t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 School Psychology Internship Consortium H.B. 1363 Provides that, subject to appropriations, the state board of education must provide grants to the School Psychology Internship Consortium fo... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) H.B. 2729 Authorizes the Oregon Student Assistance Commission to establish Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) to prov... More... ME Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 High School Completion for At Risk Students H.B. 1296 Implements the recommendations of the Governor's Task Force to Engage State's Youth; ensures that students experiencing education disruption... More... TX Vetoed 06/2007 Postsec. Assessing Student Academic Advising Services S.B. 1053 Requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, institutions of higher education, and relevant professionals to develop an instrumen... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 High School Reform A.B. 212 Provides for high school reform. Requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy for each public school of the scho... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Guidance and Counseling Programs S.F. 277 (Section 4) Beginning July 1, 2007, requires every school district to have a qualified guidance counselor licensed by the board of educational examiners... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Waivers from Certain Staffing Requirements S.F. 277 (Section 5 and 8) Section 5: Strikes and rewrites section 256.11A. Authorizes the board of directors of a school district to file a request by August 1, 2007 ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 1670 Declares that a school counselor is a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certification as defined by the professional ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Counselor Licensure Eligibility H.B. 1090 Allows counselors to apply for level three-b administrative licenses. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB1090.pdf... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Teen Early Intervention Mental Health and Substance Abuse Specialist Program S.B. 1147 Defines "teens at risk" as public school students in grades 7-12 who have been identified as expressing or exhibiting indications of depres... More... AR Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 high school counseling H.B. 2245 Provides state high school students with comprehensive information concerning college scholarships and state-funded programs for developing ... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College Hathaway Scholarship Program Revisions H.B. 97 Revises the Hathaway scholarship program by increasing curriculum requirements necessary to qualify for scholarships; establishes specific c... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Individual Academic Career Plan S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(H) Directs the department to make its individual academic career plan available through its Ohio career information system web site for distric... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Alternatives for Students Not Completing the Ohio Core S.B. 311-- 3313.603(D) Provides that a student who enters grade 9 in the 2010-2011 through 2013-2014 school years may graduate from high school even though the stu... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3313.6014 S.B. 311 Requires local boards to adopt procedures for notifying each high school student's parent of the requirements of the Ohio core curriculum (h... More... GA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Certification GAC 505-2-.05, .06, .25, .38, .150, .162, .163, .165, .202, .204, .205, .206; 505-3-.16, -.85 Clarifies various rules regarding certification, including certificaton for interns, non-renewable professionals, teaching endorsements, saf... More... NC Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Role School Counselors Play in Providing Dropout Prevention S.B. 571 Directs the state board of education to report on the role school counselors play in providing dropout prevention and intervention services ... More... MI Adopted 07/2006 P-12 School Psychologist Certificate R 380.203, .204, .205, .206, .208 Amends rules concerning school psychologist certificate; defines role of school psychologist; provides requirements for a preliminary school... More... MI Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 School Counselor Certification & Licensure R 390.1301 thru .1308 Amends rules to the Department of Education concerning the certification and licensure of school counselors. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 National Certified School Counselor Credential H.B. 167 Extends the deadline from July 2007 to 2013 for certain school counselors to have obtained an initial credential from the National Board for... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Plan for Completing Core Curriculum S.B. 2272 - Section 13 Requires each high school student's plan for completing the core curriculum to include career options and to identify the coursework needed ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Florida Secondary School Redesign Act H.B. 7087 - Section 19 Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparat... More... LA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 National School Psychology Certification Board H.B. 210 Extends the deadline from 2006 to 2013 for certain school psychologists to have obtained an initial credential from the National School Psyc... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Readiness for Postsecondary Education and Workforce Program H.B. 7087 (Section 37) The legislation shifts career and postsecondary planning from 9th grade to beginning in middle school. It is the intent of the Legislature t... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. High School and College Readiness Assessments S.B. 130 Section 1: Requires the state assessment system, by the 2007-2008 school year, to include: 1. A high school readiness examination to assess ... More... IA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Class G Guidance Counselor License IAC 282-14.132(272), 14.132(1) through 14.132(3) Addresses the shortage of school guidance counselors. Creates new class of guidance counselor license. Page 80 of 100: http://www.legis.stat... More... MI Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 New High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 5606 Establishes statewide high school graduation requirements effective with the class of 2010, including 4 units English; 3 units science, incl... More... AL Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 National Board for Certified Counselors S.B. 49 Requires public elementary and secondary school counselors to be certified by National Board for Certified Counselors, provides for annual s... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Progression Toward Completion of Career Plan H.B. 1347 Section 8 Requires a student's guidance counselor, in consultation with the student and the student's parent, to review annually a student's career pl... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Double Up for College H.B. 1347 Section 10 Establishes Chapter 11.5, the Double Up For College Program Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "postsecondary credit" means credit toward an a... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Student-Centered Planning Program S.B. 6255 Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the superintendent of public instruction shall develop and disseminate... More... KY Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Individual Learning Plans 704 KAR 3:305 (section 3) Requires districts to implement an advising and guidance process throughout the middle and high schools to provide support for the developme... More... ID Issued 01/2006 P-12 Idaho Career Information Board Executive Order 2006-4 Changes the name of the Idaho State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee to the Idaho Career Information Board. Requires board to... More... CA Consideration of governor's veto pending 09/2005 P-12 Counseling for At-risk Students A.B. 455 An act to amend Section 49600 of the Education Code, relating to at-risk pupils. Requires that educational counseling include, in addition t... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 California Career Resource Network S.B. 665 Repeals the California Occupational Information Coordination Committee and instead establishes the California Career Resource Network for th... More... NJ Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Programs To Support Student Development NJAC 6A:16-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 thru 5.8, 6.1 thru 6.3,7.1, 7.2 thru 7.10, 8 thru 11 Establishes and amends requirements for school district boards relating to development and implementation of school safety plans, cooperatio... More... TN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Notification of Potential Career Opportunities S.B. 709 Adds new subsection 49-7-202. Requires the commission, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee system and the state university an... More... SC Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act H.B. 3155 Adds a new chapter (59) establishing the South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act. Provides for the development of a curriculum... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High-Priority Districts S.B. 1044 (section 31) Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recrui... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Social Workers in Public Schools S.B. 1187 Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb118... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Career Counseling for Students H.B. 2868 Requires each district's student services plan to include a district-level tracking system for students who fail to reach proficiency on sta... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Attendance of Counselor at Pupil Suspension Conference A.B. 2855 (multiple provisions) Section 10: Changes the law from requiring a school counselor or psychologist to attend a parent-teacher conference regarding a pupil suspen... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Academic and Career Exploration Plan A.B. 2295 Authorizes a school district to provide a pupil with an individualized academic and career exploration plan prior to the completion of grade... More... DE Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Certification School Psychologist 14 DAC 1577 Amends regulation relating to the Certification of School Psychologists to align them with current statute and regulations concerning licens... More... CA Vetoed 08/2004 P-12 Student Academic Review and Counseling S.B. 1299 Authorizes a unified school district or a high school district to implement the Student Academic Review and Counseling Program in grade 8 or... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Certified Guidance Counselor S.B. 261 Authorizes employment of the immediate family members of a school board member or school superintendent as a certified guidance counselor of... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Counselors Guidance H.B. 493 Includes guidance counselors holding appropriate ancillary certificates issued by the state department of education in definitions of person... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Certification School Social Work Services 14 DAC 1582 Amends regulations relating to requirements for a standard certificate. Changes made to comply with statutory changes regarding the licensur... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School Nurses and Counselors Salary Supplements S.B. 2302 Provides that a licensed nurse who has met the requirements and acquired a certificate form the National Board of Certification of School Nu... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Counselor Requirements H.B. 514 Amends the School Code concerning school counselors. Provides that in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching certificate in addition t... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 School Counselors S.B. 209 Appropriates funds for the conversion of ten month counselor positions to twelve month for multi-track schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.go... More... GA Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 School Counselors S.B. 178 Relates to conditions of employment of certain persons under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for salary increases for ce... More... WV Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Developmental Guidance and Counseling STATE ID: 126-67 Title 126, Series 67 Sets the requirements for Pre-K-12 comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling programs for schools in West Virginia that reflect th... More... CA Vetoed 08/2002 P-12 Development of a master plan for pupil support services A.B. 2025 Relates to educational counseling. Requires the state department to convene a voluntary working group for the purpose of developing a master... More... CA Died 08/2002 P-12 The role of school counselors S.B. 1639 State legislative findings and declarations regarding the purpose and goal of educational counseling programs and the role of school counsel... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Teacher Certification Requirements S.B. 20E According to legislative summary: "Amends ... to clarify that a statement of status of eligibility for a subject area authorized at the time... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Guidance Counselors S.B. 2441 Lists qualifications school guidance counselors must hold; lists comprehensive counseling services school guidance counselors are to provide... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Guidance Counselors, Reading Specialists H.B. 1136 Amends the Standards of Quality to require, within the Standards of Accreditation, guidance counselors in elementary schools at the followin... More... CA Signed by Governor 09/2001 P-12 Pupil Support Personnel A.B. 722 Chapter No.250, Requires the State Department of Education to conduct a study of pupil support, defined to include school counselors, school... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Counselors' Duties S.B. 538 Requires the comptroller of public accounts to conduct a comprehensive statewide study of the duties public school counselors perform. The s... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Student Advising S.B. 158 Each counselor at an elementary, middle, or junior high school is required to advise students and their parents or guardians regarding the i... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Standards for Teachers, Administrators H.B. 1045 Relates to elementary and secondary education provisions addressed in the creation of North Dakota Century Code; relates to administration, ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Qualifications for Counselors H.B. 14 Relates to professional counselors; provides that provisions of law shall not apply to interns in counseling acting under direct supervision... More... MI Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Counselors Not Certified as Teachers H.B. 5740 Public Act 288; Relates to education; regards counseling; allows school counselors who are not certified as teachers to serve in public scho... More... VA Vetoed 03/2000 P-12 Guidance Counselors H.B. 245 Amends the Standards of Quality to require, within the Standards of Accreditation, guidance counselors in elementary schools at the followin... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Guidance Counselor Requirements & Funding H.B. 1187 Guidance counselors are required to spend at least five of six periods counseling or advising students and parents. Funding for middle scho... More... TN Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Coordinated Health Program H.B. 674 Provides for coordinated school health program; requires program to include, but not be limited to, school nurses, health education, school ... More...