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| SPONSOR: | Picraux | DATE TYPED: | 1-24-00 | HB | 75 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Violence Prevention Counseling Program | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Baca | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 1,500.0 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
State Department of Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
The bill appropriates $1,500.0 to the State Department of Education for expenditure in FY01 for a competitive application program to improve the effectiveness of student counseling programs by lowering the counselor-to-student ratio 1:250.
Significant Issues
The provisions in the bill recognize that counselors currently provide services that can be used to prevent violence, but the high counselor-to-student ratio hampers the ability of the counselors to deal effectively with the many students they must advise. It is believed that lower the counselor-to-student ratio help prevent violence by providing adequate support to students.
The bill requires that SDE and funded school districts report the impact of the program to the LESC by November 2001.
FISCAL IMPACT
This bill appropriates $1,500.0 in general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2001 shall revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The SDE analysis indicates the agency can administer the program with existing staff.
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