SB 127

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 05, 2024
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

School counselors; public school staffing ratios, increases specialized student support positions.

Abstract

Public school staffing ratios; school counselors; specialized student support positions. Decreases from one to325 to one to 250 the ratio of full-time equivalent school counselorsrequired to be employed by each local school board per student enrolledin the local school division. The bill also increases the numberof specialized student support positions required to be employedby each local school board from at least three to at least four suchpositions per 1,000 students in the local school division. Such specializedstudent support positions include school social workers, school psychologists,school nurses, licensed behavior analysts, licensed assistant behavioranalysts, and other licensed health and behavioral positions. This bill was incorporated into SB 105.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Feb 08, 2024

Senate

Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB105-Lucas) (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 25, 2024

Senate

Impact statement from DPB (SB127)

Jan 18, 2024

Senate

Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Jan 10, 2024

Senate

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

Jan 05, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102209D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102209D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: SB127F122.PDF PDF

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