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Committee backs bill to require two school counselors per 1,000 students
Summary
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 3209 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the bill would require counties to employ two school counselors for every 1,000 students while allowing specified alternative ratios by grade level and relying on the school aid formula for funding.
A Senate committee voted to report House Bill 3209 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass. The measure would require each county to employ two school counselors for every 1,000 students in net enrollment while allowing different ratios for elementary, middle and high schools.
Committee counsel summarized the bill for the committee: "This bill requires each county to employ 2 school counselors for each 1,000 students in net enrollment," and noted the…
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