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Bill Title: Professional development for school counselors. Requires the state board of education to develop professional development requirements or standards for school counselors, who hold a professional or accomplished teaching license, that emphasize improving skills and knowledge related to providing effective school counseling or guidance. Requires a school's professional development program to include separate professional development requirements for school counselors. Changes references in the Indiana Code from "guidance counselor" to "school counselor".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-14 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Education & Career Development [SB0550 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2015-SB0550-Introduced.pdf

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