1599-S2 AMH ORTI MOET 037

2SHB 1599 - H AMD 218

By Representative Ortiz-Self

WITHDRAWN 03/08/2019

On page 41, line 6, after "(1)" strike "Beginning" and insert "Except as provided in section 202 of this act, beginning"

On page 42, after line 13, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. A new section is added to chapter 28A.655 RCW to read as follows:

In recognition of the ongoing obligations of high school counselors related to student mental health needs, and the increased responsibilities for counselors resulting from section 201 of this act, section 201 of this act applies to a school district only in the years in which the district's demonstrated actual staffing for high school counselors per prototypical high school meets or exceeds the minimum allocation per prototypical high school for high school guidance counselors established in RCW 28A.150.260(5)."

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