Bill > SB0036

This bill addresses school counselor time allocation in Indiana, requiring schools to dedicate a significant portion of counselors' work time to direct student services. Specifically, for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years, schools must ensure that at least 60% of a school counselor's time is spent providing direct services to students, which increases to 80% beginning in the 2027-2028 school year. The bill applies to traditional public schools, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools, but exempts schools with a student-to-counselor ratio of 1:350 or better. Direct services are defined to include classroom instruction, college and career readiness planning, dropout prevention, social and emotional supports, and individual student planning. The goal appears to be ensuring that school counselors spend more of their time in activities directly benefiting students, rather than on administrative or non-student-facing tasks.

Education

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/36/details