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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information regarding the number of school counselors |
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in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The commissioner by rule shall require each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the |
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Public Education Information Management System information |
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regarding the availability of school counselors at each campus. The |
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commissioner's rules shall require a district or school to report |
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the number of full-time equivalent school counselors providing |
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counseling services at a campus. For purposes of this subsection, |
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"full-time equivalent school counselor" means 40 hours of |
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counseling services a week. The agency shall maintain the |
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information provided in accordance with this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |