Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 09, 2012 | held for consideration in education |
Jan 04, 2012 | referred to education |
Jan 05, 2011 | referred to education |
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Co-Sponsors
Peter Rivera
Annette Robinson
Rhoda Jacobs
Multi-Sponsors
Michael Cusick
Donna Lupardo
Darryl Towns
Keith L.T. Wright
A888 (ACTIVE) - Details
A888 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 888 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, JACOBS -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, 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 THIRTEEN 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. LBD03655-01-1