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House panel rejects bills changing school counselor rules, psych-evaluation proposal
Summary
The North Dakota House Education Committee voted to recommend 'do not pass' on two bills that would have altered school counselor staffing and required periodic psychological evaluations, citing existing DPI oversight and questions about scope and cost.
The North Dakota House Education Committee voted to recommend do not pass on House Bill 1449, which concerns counselor staffing, and House Bill 1490, which would have required periodic psychological evaluations of counselors.
Committee chairman Heiner called the roll and opened discussion on HB1449, which supporters said was intended to help districts meet a 1:300 counselor-to-student ratio. Representative Justin Jonas explained the bill’s origin: it was brought by the North Dakota Council for Educational Leaders to help school districts reach the 1:300 target and avoid notice from the Department of Public Instruction that a district is not meeting the requirement. Jonas said some districts and West…
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