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IN SB0240
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Randall Head
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Indiana school counseling pilot program administered by the Department of Education, selecting 3 school corporations and 2 charter schools from urban, suburban, and rural areas to participate.
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Creates the Indiana school counseling pilot program fund to provide grants to participating schools for developing and implementing counseling programs and for conducting research on school counselor programs.
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Requires participating schools to have at least one licensed school counselor and must work toward grade-specific outcomes including reduced disciplinary referrals, increased social-emotional skills, improved attendance, and higher standardized test scores.
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Appropriates $250,000 for fiscal year 2017-2018 and $250,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 from the state general fund to support the pilot program.
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Program and funding provisions expire July 1, 2025, with annual reporting to the legislative council required before November 1 of each year.
Legislative Description
Indiana school counseling pilot program. Establishes the Indiana school counseling pilot program, which authorizes the state superintendent of public instruction to select school corporations and charter schools from urban, suburban, and rural areas to apply for and receive grants from the department of education (department) to develop and implement school counseling programs. Establishes a fund, administered by the department, to provide grants to participating schools and to carry out or contract for research concerning school counseling programs. Makes an appropriation.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/9/2017