1664-S2 AMH WALJ WARG 545

  

2SHB 1664 - H AMD 908

By Representative Walsh

NOT ADOPTED 02/10/2022

On page 6, line 27, after "(iii)" insert "School districts with at least 500 annual average full-time equivalent students must assign one counselor to each school. If the allocations provided under (b)(i) of this subsection are not sufficient to fund one counselor per school, then the omnibus appropriations act shall provide additional funding sufficient to meet this requirement.

(iv)"

On page 15, line 27, after "(iii)" insert "School districts with at least 500 annual average full-time equivalent students must assign one counselor to each school. If the allocations provided under (b)(i) of this subsection are not sufficient to fund one counselor per school, then the omnibus appropriations act shall provide additional funding sufficient to meet this requirement.

(iv)"

EFFECT:   Requires school districts with at least 500 students to assign a counselor to each school. Specifies that if allocations provided through the prototypical school funding model for nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, classified staff providing student and staff safety, and parent involvement coordinators are not sufficient to fund one counselor per school, then the omnibus appropriations act must provide additional funding sufficient to meet this requirement.

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