MN SF3892

School districts would be encouraged to have a minimum of one school counselor in every K-12 school building, replacing the previous language about "adequate student-to-counselor ratios"

School counselors must spend at least 80 percent of their working time engaged in direct, multitiered services to students

Expands counselor duties from primarily high school graduation and college planning assistance to providing comprehensive, developmentally appropriate counseling programs covering academic development, social and emotional development, and postsecondary/career development for K-12 students

Specifies nine categories of required direct services including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, mental health referrals, classroom instruction, data analysis, and collaboration with families and staff

School counselors must hold an appropriate license from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board