Senate Bill S5369B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to study and report on the provision of services to public school students in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors

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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S5369 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8077
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2866, A6844
2017-2018: S2105, A6373
2019-2020: S311, A6433
2021-2022: S3682
2023-2024: S2358

2013-S5369 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to study and report on the provision of services to public school students in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors.

2013-S5369 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5369 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5369

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of education to examine, evaluate  and
  make  recommendations  on  the  provision of services by public school
  guidance counsellors

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The commissioner of education is hereby directed to exam-
ine, evaluate and make recommendations on the provision of  services  to
students  of  the  public  schools of the state by guidance counsellors.
Such commissioner shall study, with particular care:
  (a) the ratio of guidance counsellors to students, by  public  school,
school district and statewide;
  (b)  the  amount  of  time  each  guidance counsellor spends with each
student during a school year, by  public  school,  school  district  and
statewide;
  (c)  the number of students each guidance counsellor interviews during
a school quarter, by public school, school district and statewide;
  (d) the number of students in each grade that  are  interviewed  by  a
guidance  counsellor  during  a school quarter, by public school, school
district and statewide;
  (e) the services guidance counsellors provide to students,  by  public
school and school district;
  (f) the number of hours guidance counsellors are available to students
each school day, by public school, school district and statewide;
  (g)  the  types  and  frequency  of  guidance counsellor services that
should be provided to students in public schools.
  S 2. On or before January 1, 2014, the commissioner of education shall
submit a report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations to  the
governor,  the  temporary  president  of  the senate, the speaker of the
assembly, and the chairs of the senate and assembly committees on educa-
tion. Such report shall also include such legislative proposals  as  the
commissioner deems necessary to implement his or her recommendations.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2013-S5369A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8077
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2866, A6844
2017-2018: S2105, A6373
2019-2020: S311, A6433
2021-2022: S3682
2023-2024: S2358

2013-S5369A - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to study and report on the provision of services to public school students in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors.

2013-S5369A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5369A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5369--A
    Cal. No. 1118

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged  and  said  bill  committed  to the New York City Education
  Subcommittee -- reported favorably from said subcommittee and  commit-
  ted  to  the  Committee  on  Education -- reported favorably from said
  committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
  order of third reading

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of education to examine, evaluate  and
  make  recommendations  on  the  provision of services by public school
  guidance counselors to students in grades 8 through 12

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The commissioner of education is hereby directed to exam-
ine, evaluate and make recommendations on the provision of  services  to
public  school  students  in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors.
Such commissioner shall study, with particular care:
  (a) the ratio of guidance counselors to students in grades  8  through
12, by public school, school district and statewide;
  (b)  the  amount  of  time  each  guidance  counselor spends with each
student in grades 8 through 12 during a school year, by  public  school,
school district and statewide;
  (c)  the number of students in grades 8 through 12 each guidance coun-
selor interviews during a  school  quarter,  by  public  school,  school
district and statewide;
  (d)  the  number  of  students in each grade that are interviewed by a
guidance counselor during a school quarter,  by  public  school,  school
district and statewide;
  (e)  the  services guidance counselors provide to students in grades 8
through 12, by public school and school district;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11039-02-3

2013-S5369B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8077
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S2866, A6844
2017-2018: S2105, A6373
2019-2020: S311, A6433
2021-2022: S3682
2023-2024: S2358

2013-S5369B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to study and report on the provision of services to public school students in grades 8 through 12 by guidance counselors.

2013-S5369B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5369B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5369--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged  and  said  bill  committed  to the New York City Education
  Subcommittee -- reported favorably from said subcommittee and  commit-
  ted  to  the  Committee  on  Education -- reported favorably from said
  committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
  order of third reading -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  New  York
  City  Education  Subcommittee in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to direct the commissioner of education to examine, evaluate and
  make recommendations on the provision of  services  by  public  school
  guidance counselors to students in grades 8 through 12

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The commissioner of education is hereby directed  to  exam-
ine,  evaluate  and make recommendations on the provision of services to
public school students in grades 8 through 12  by  guidance  counselors.
Such commissioner shall study, with particular care:
  (a)  the  ratio of guidance counselors to students in grades 8 through
12, by public school, school district and statewide;
  (b) the amount of  time  each  guidance  counselor  spends  with  each
student  in  grades 8 through 12 during a school year, by public school,
school district and statewide;
  (c) the number of students in grades 8 through 12 each guidance  coun-
selor  interviews  during  a  school  quarter,  by public school, school
district and statewide;
  (d) the number of students in each grade that  are  interviewed  by  a
guidance  counselor  during  a  school quarter, by public school, school
district and statewide;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11039-04-4

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