Jean Leising
- Republican
- Senator
- District 42
Author
Provides that, for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, a school shall ensure that at least 60% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school shall ensure that at least 80% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Exempts schools that have a school counselor/student ratio that is not more than one school counselor to 350 students from the school counselor time requirement provisions. Allows school corporations to provide certain notices regarding expulsion meetings by electronic mail.
Referred to the House
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 47, nays 1
Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire, Davis
Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; Roll Call 92: yeas 48, nays 0
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senator Donato added as second author
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Authored by Senator Leising
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Engrossed Senate Bill (H) | |
| Senate Bill (S) | |
| Introduced Senate Bill (S) |
| Document | Format |
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| Fiscal Note: SB0141.03.ENGS.FN002 | |
| Fiscal Note: SB0141.03.ENGS.FN001 |
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