MS SB2423

Renames "School Guidance Counselors" to "Professional School Counselors" in Mississippi public schools, effective for the 2014-2015 school year

Requires professional school counselors to spend a minimum of 80% of their contractual time on direct service delivery to students as outlined by the American School Counselor Association

Mandates counselors provide comprehensive services including academic/personal counseling, career counseling, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and referrals to community agencies

Defines four categories of direct service delivery: school counseling core curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services for immediate student needs, and indirect student services through consultation with parents/teachers/community

Maintains requirement that counselors hold a minimum of a Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling, with emergency certification exceptions determined by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education