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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6198
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1657
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
COUNSELING PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to require the State 1
Board of Education, in consultation with the Connecticut School 2
Counselor Association, to adopt guidelines and recommendations that 3
ensure that all students have access to a comprehensive school 4
counseling program that includes academic, social-emotional and post-5
secondary and career readiness programming delivered by a certified 6
school counselor who has received adequate training. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide students with access to a comprehensive school counseling
program.