HB 1729

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Dec 19, 2018
  • Passed House Jan 22, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Feb 22, 2019

Guidance counselors; changes name to school counselors, staff time.

Bill Subjects

Education

Abstract

Changes the name of guidance counselors to school counselors and requires each school counselor employed by a school board in a public elementary or secondary school to spend at least 80 percent of his staff time during normal school hours in the direct counseling of individual students or groups of students.

Bill Sponsors (28)

Votes


Actions


Feb 22, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 139 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 15, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 15, 2019

Feb 14, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 13, 2019

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Read third time

Jan 23, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 22, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

Jan 21, 2019

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1729H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19104768D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 18, 2019

House

Read first time

Dec 19, 2018

House

Referred to Committee on Education

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100598D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100598D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19104768D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1729ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) HTML

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