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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1862: School counselors, etc.

Concerning professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists.

Summary

  • Requires first-class school districts, on a monthly basis throughout each school year, to provide a minimum of one hour of professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists that focuses on recognizing signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students, including indicators of possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide, screening, and making appropriate referrals.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1862), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
Introduced
January 30, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)

8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Susan Fagan R-9Tina Orwall D-33Norm Johnson R-14Kristine Lytton D-40Dick Muri R-28Tana Senn D-41Gerry Pollet D-46Luis Moscoso D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1862 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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