Arizona 2022 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1189 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: school counselors; grants State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 SB 1189 Introduced by Senators Bowie: Boyer, Gabaldon, Gonzales, Marsh, Tern; Representatives Dalessandro, Espinoza, Hernandez M, Jermaine, Pawlik AN ACT amending Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-120.02; amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-217; amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-240; appropriating monies; relating to school counselors. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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56	56	amending Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-120.02; amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-217; amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-240; appropriating monies; relating to school counselors.
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66	66	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-120.02, to read: START_STATUTE15-120.02. School counselor ratio; requirements; definition A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, if sufficient monies are appropriated for this purpose, Each school district and charter school shall hire at least one school counselor for every five hundred fifty students who are enrolled in the school district or charter school. B. If a school district or charter school has fewer than five hundred fifty students enrolled, the school district or charter school shall either: 1. hire one school counselor, who may be employed on a part-time basis. 2. Enter into an intergovernmental agreement with one or more other school districts or charter schools to contract for school counselor services. C. For the purposes of this section, "school counselor" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-217. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 15, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-217, to read: START_STATUTE15-217. School counselors; certification; rules; definition A. The state board of education shall issue a certificate to school counselors who satisfy the requirements adopted by the state board. In developing the certification REQUIREMENTS, the state board shall recognize that the purpose and role of the school counselor is to plan, organize and deliver a comprehensive school guidance and counseling program that personalizes education and that supports, promotes and enhances the academic, personal, social, emotional and career development of all students. The certification requirements shall conform to standards adopted for school counseling programs by a national association of School Counselors. B. A person may not be employed as a school counselor in a school district or charter school in this state after June 30, 2023 unless that person obtains a school counselor CERTIFICATE from the state board. C. The state board shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section. D. For the purposes of this section, "school counselor" means a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certificate issued by the state board of education pursuant to this section. END_STATUTE Sec. 3. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-240, to read: START_STATUTE15-240. School counseling plan grant fund; application; selection criteria; advisory committee; definition A. The school counseling plan grant fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The department of education shall administer the fund. The department shall distribute monies in the fund to schools, school districts and charter schools to assist with the costs of implementing school counseling plans as provided in this section. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. B. The department of education shall establish application and selection procedures to distribute grants from the fund. C. Schools, school districts and charter schools may apply to the department of education for a grant from the fund. Each application shall include all of the following: 1. A letter of commitment to adopt a comprehensive school counseling plan that defines the relationship of the school counselor to local community resources. 2. A DESCRIPTION of the Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the school counseling plan. 3. Policies on confidentiality under the school counseling plan. 4. Policies on notifying and providing services to parents and other family members of students. 5. A description of the school's or school district's Referral procedures to the appropriate community entities and state agencies. 6. a Description of the Scope of the services that the school or school district will provide. D. Schools, school districts and charter schools that have entered into an intergovernmental agreement for school counseling services pursuant to section 15-120.02, subsection B, paragraph 2 may jointly apply pursuant to subsection C of this section. E. The superintendent of public instruction may appoint a school counseling plan grant fund advisory committee within the department of education to advise the department and the superintendent on adopting selection criteria for awarding grants from the fund. The advisory committee shall consist of one or more of the following: 1. School Counselors. 2. School Administrators. 3. School Principals. 4. Teachers. 5. Parents of students who are enrolled in school districts or charter schools. 6. Community mental health professionals. F. The department of education, in cooperation with the superintendent of public instruction, may adopt policies to carry out the purposes of this section. G. For the purposes of this section, "school counseling plan" means a COUNSELING plan in a school district or charter school that is managed by one or more school counselors as defined in section 15-217. END_STATUTE Sec. 4. Appropriations; school counseling plan grant fund The following sums are appropriated from the state general fund in each of the following fiscal years to the school counseling plan grant fund established by section 15-240, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, and are appropriated from the school counseling plan grant fund to the department of education: 1. $19,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023. 2. $38,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-2024. 3. $57,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025. 4. $76,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026. 5. $95,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027.
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70	70	Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-120.02, to read:
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74	74	A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, if sufficient monies are appropriated for this purpose, Each school district and charter school shall hire at least one school counselor for every five hundred fifty students who are enrolled in the school district or charter school.
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76	76	B. If a school district or charter school has fewer than five hundred fifty students enrolled, the school district or charter school shall either:
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80	80	2. Enter into an intergovernmental agreement with one or more other school districts or charter schools to contract for school counselor services.
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82	82	C. For the purposes of this section, "school counselor" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-217. END_STATUTE
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84	84	Sec. 2. Title 15, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-217, to read:
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86	86	START_STATUTE15-217. School counselors; certification; rules; definition
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88	88	A. The state board of education shall issue a certificate to school counselors who satisfy the requirements adopted by the state board. In developing the certification REQUIREMENTS, the state board shall recognize that the purpose and role of the school counselor is to plan, organize and deliver a comprehensive school guidance and counseling program that personalizes education and that supports, promotes and enhances the academic, personal, social, emotional and career development of all students. The certification requirements shall conform to standards adopted for school counseling programs by a national association of School Counselors.
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90	90	B. A person may not be employed as a school counselor in a school district or charter school in this state after June 30, 2023 unless that person obtains a school counselor CERTIFICATE from the state board.
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92	92	C. The state board shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
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94	94	D. For the purposes of this section, "school counselor" means a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certificate issued by the state board of education pursuant to this section. END_STATUTE
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96	96	Sec. 3. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-240, to read:
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100	100	A. The school counseling plan grant fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The department of education shall administer the fund. The department shall distribute monies in the fund to schools, school districts and charter schools to assist with the costs of implementing school counseling plans as provided in this section. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation.
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102	102	B. The department of education shall establish application and selection procedures to distribute grants from the fund.
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104	104	C. Schools, school districts and charter schools may apply to the department of education for a grant from the fund. Each application shall include all of the following:
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106	106	1. A letter of commitment to adopt a comprehensive school counseling plan that defines the relationship of the school counselor to local community resources.
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118	118	D. Schools, school districts and charter schools that have entered into an intergovernmental agreement for school counseling services pursuant to section 15-120.02, subsection B, paragraph 2 may jointly apply pursuant to subsection C of this section.
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120	120	E. The superintendent of public instruction may appoint a school counseling plan grant fund advisory committee within the department of education to advise the department and the superintendent on adopting selection criteria for awarding grants from the fund. The advisory committee shall consist of one or more of the following:
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134	134	F. The department of education, in cooperation with the superintendent of public instruction, may adopt policies to carry out the purposes of this section.
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136	136	G. For the purposes of this section, "school counseling plan" means a COUNSELING plan in a school district or charter school that is managed by one or more school counselors as defined in section 15-217. END_STATUTE
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138	138	Sec. 4. Appropriations; school counseling plan grant fund
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140	140	The following sums are appropriated from the state general fund in each of the following fiscal years to the school counseling plan grant fund established by section 15-240, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, and are appropriated from the school counseling plan grant fund to the department of education:
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142	142	1. $19,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-2023.
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150	150	5. $95,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-2027.