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Jan 06, 2010 | referred to education |
Jan 30, 2009 | referred to education |
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A4183 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4183 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, P. RIVERA, GREENE, ROBINSON, JACOBS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, KOON, LUPARDO, TOWNS, 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 ELEVEN 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. LBD03401-01-9