Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H554: An Act establishing comprehensive school counseling programs
Status: In committee, July 10, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting the following:- “Each public school district shall develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling program that adheres to the Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and ensures all pre-K to grade twelve (12) students will receive school counseling services from licensed school counselors. In accordance with the Model, each school counselor is to spend at least eighty percent (80%) of that school counselor’s time providing direct or indirect services to students. To maintain equity in student access to a school counselor, each district shall provide one (1) school counselor for a maximum of two hundred fifty (250) students, the nationally recommended average.”
Sponsors
- Carol Doherty (D, 3rd Bristol) · primary sponsor
- James Hawkins (D, 2nd Bristol)
Latest actions
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Education
Common questions
- What is H554?
- H554 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing comprehensive school counseling programs.
- What is the status of H554?
- In committee as of July 10, 2025. Latest action: Hearing scheduled for 07/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium (July 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored H554?
- Carol Doherty (D, 3rd Bristol), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H554?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H554
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