HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1654 FILED ON: 2/10/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 555
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel Cahill
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to school counselors.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 2/10/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1654 FILED ON: 2/10/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 555
By Mr. Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 555) of Daniel Cahill that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education be authorized to oversee a school counselors pilot program in certain municipalities. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 420 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to school counselors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) shall oversee a school counselors pilot program in Gateway Municipalities, as defined in Chapter 23A Section 3A, that adheres to the Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs that ensures all pre-K to grade 12 students will receive school counseling services from licensed school counselors. The school counselor pilot program shall provide one (1) school counselor for a maximum of two hundred fifty (250) students in participating pilot programs.