2023 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB1938: Public schools; school counselors with training or experience in mental health, staffing ratios.
Legislative Summary
Public schools; staffing ratios; school counselors with training or experience in mental health. Requires each school board to employ, in addition to the school counselors that it employs as otherwise required by law, at least one full-time school counselor with specialized training or experience in mental health per 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Bill History
1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101830D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Education
House of Delegates
1/24/2023
Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/25/2023
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Left in Appropriations
House of Delegates
Roll Call Votes
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2/1/2023
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Education (20-Y 1-N)
1/30/2023
20
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/25/2023
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/10/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Appropriations(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session
