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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Feb 12, 2015 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A5131
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Annette Robinson
multi-Sponsors
Michael Cusick
Donna Lupardo
Keith L.T. Wright
2015-A5131 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A5131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5131 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, LUPARDO, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a guidance counselor in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 803-b to read as follows: S 803-B. FULL-TIME SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS REQUIRED IN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE SHALL ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED OR LICENSED SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE OF ANY SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FUNDED OR MANDATED THROUGH ANY SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, AID, REGULATION OR STAT- UTE. SUCH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR SHALL PERFORM SUCH DUTIES INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: COORDINATING WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, HELPING STUDENTS WHO EXHIBIT ANY ATTENDANCE, ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL OR ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS, EDUCATING STUDENTS CONCERN- ING AVOIDANCE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND ENCOURAGING PARENTAL INVOLVE- MENT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04774-01-5
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