North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HB1449: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school counselor position requirements.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2025
Relating to school counselor position requirements.
What the bill says
A bill for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school counselor position requirements.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school counselor position requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 15.1-06-19. Counselor positions - Requirement. 1. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, eachA school district mustshall make a reasonable effort to have available one full-time equivalent school counselor for every three hundred students in grades seven through twelve. 2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, eachA school district mustshall make a reasonable effort to have available one full-time equivalent school counselor for every three hundred students in grades kindergarten through six. 3. Up to one-third of the full-time equivalency requirement established in subsection may be met by career advisors. 4. For purposes of this section, a "career advisor" means an individual who holds a certificate in career development facilitation issued by the department of career and technical education under section 15-20.1-24 or an individual who is provisionally approved by the department of career and technical education under section 15-20.1-25 to serve as a career advisor. 5. The requirement under subsection 1 or 2 is met if the school district : a. Actively recruited and attempted to hire the requisite number …
Sponsors
- Jim Jonas (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Joshua Boschee (D, 44)
- Liz Conmy (D, 11)
- Patrick Heinert (R, 32)
- Donald Longmuir (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 9 nays 84
- : Reported back, do not pass, placed on calendar 10 0 4
- : Committee Hearing 09:00
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Education Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (February 19, 2025): 9 yea, 84 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB1449?
- HB1449 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school counselor position requirements.
- What does HB1449 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school counselor position requirements.
- What is the status of HB1449?
- Failed as of February 19, 2025. Latest action: Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 9 nays 84 (February 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1449?
- Jim Jonas (R, 13), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1449?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1449.html
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