Texas HB3024 mandates additional reporting on school counseling programs, including counselor numbers, duty hours, and compliance assessments.

Texas HB3024 amends the Education Code to require school districts to report on their school counseling programs. The report must include the number of school counselors at each campus, the average hours spent on counseling duties and other tasks, and findings from compliance assessments. This new reporting requirement takes effect starting with the 2025-2026 school year. If the bill receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses, it will take effect immediately; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Texas HB3024 mandates additional reporting on school counseling programs, including counselor numbers, duty hours, and compliance assessments.

Texas HB3024 amends the Education Code to require school districts to report on their school counseling programs. The report must include the number of school counselors at each campus, the average hours spent on counseling duties and other tasks, and findings from compliance assessments. This new reporting requirement takes effect starting with the 2025-2026 school year. If the bill receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses, it will take effect immediately; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.