HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3568        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 465

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carol A. Doherty and Ryan M. Hamilton

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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 establishing comprehensive school counseling programs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

1/20/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

1/20/2023

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

2/6/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/9/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/9/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/19/2023

Shirley B. Arriaga

8th Hampden

2/27/2023

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

2/27/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

3/9/2023

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol

3/14/2023

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

4/5/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

4/22/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

7/21/2023

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

9/5/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/3/2024

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/17/2024

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

1/17/2024

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

1/17/2024

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/31/2024

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

1/31/2024

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

2/13/2024

Francisco E. Paulino

16th Essex

2/13/2024

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/22/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3568        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 465

By Representatives Doherty of Taunton and Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 465) of Carol A. Doherty, Ryan M. Hamilton and others relative to establishing comprehensive school counseling programs.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act establishing comprehensive school counseling programs.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following:-

“Each public school district shall develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that adheres to the Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and ensures all pre-K to grade twelve (12) students will receive school counseling services from licensed school counselors. In accordance with the Model, each school counselor is to spend at least eighty percent (80%) of that school counselor’s time providing direct or indirect services to students. To maintain equity in student access to a school counselor, each district shall provide one (1) school counselor for a maximum of two hundred fifty (250) students, the nationally recommended average.”