Tex. Educ. Code Section 33.002
Certified School Counselor

(a)

From funds appropriated for the purpose or other funds that may be used for the purpose, the commissioner shall distribute funds for programs under this subchapter. In distributing those funds, the commissioner shall give preference to a school district that received funds under this subsection for the preceding school year and then to the districts that have the highest concentration of students at risk of dropping out of school, as described by Section 29.081 (Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction). To receive funds for the program, a school district must apply to the commissioner. For each school year that a school district receives funds under this subsection, the district shall allocate an amount of local funds for school guidance and counseling programs that is equal to or greater than the amount of local funds that the school district allocated for that purpose during the preceding school year. This section applies only to a school district that receives funds as provided by this subsection.

(b)

A school district with 500 or more students enrolled in elementary school grades shall employ a school counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification for each elementary school in the district. A school district shall employ at least one school counselor for every 500 elementary school students in the district.

(c)

A school district with fewer than 500 students enrolled in elementary school grades shall provide guidance and counseling services to elementary school students by:

(1)

employing a part-time school counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification;

(2)

employing a part-time teacher certified as a school counselor under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification; or

(3)

entering into a shared services arrangement agreement with one or more school districts to share a school counselor certified under the rules of the State Board for Educator Certification.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.005(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (H.B. 3646), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 27, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 28, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: Section 33.002 — Certified School Counselor, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­33.­htm#33.­002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

33.002
Certified School Counselor 33.003
Parental Consent 33.004
Parental Involvement 33.005
Comprehensive School Counseling Programs 33.006
School Counselors 33.007
Counseling Regarding Postsecondary Education 33.009
Postsecondary Education and Career Counseling Academies 33.021
Library Standards 33.022
Contract with County or Municipality 33.051
Definitions 33.052
Missing Child Prevention and Identification Programs 33.053
Fingerprints of Children 33.054
Photographs of Children 33.055
Fingerprints and Photographs Not Used as Evidence 33.056
Liability for Nonperformance 33.057
Destruction of Fingerprints and Photographs 33.081
Extracurricular Activities 33.082
Extracurricular Activities 33.083
Interscholastic Leagues 33.084
Interscholastic League Advisory Council 33.085
Authority of University Interscholastic League Regarding Activities Involving Sports Officials 33.086
Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid 33.087
Eligibility of Students Participating in Joint Credit or Concurrent Enrollment Programs 33.091
Prevention of Illegal Steroid Use 33.092
Student Election Clerks and Early Voting Clerks 33.093
Recognition of Participation in Special Olympics 33.094
Football Helmet Safety Requirements 33.096
Cardiac Assessments of High School Participants in Extracurricular Athletic Activities 33.097
Inclusive Sports Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities 33.099
Safety of Official 33.151
Definitions 33.152
Statewide Operation of Program 33.154
Duties of Commissioner 33.155
Cooperation with Communities in Schools, Inc 33.156
Funding 33.157
Participation in Program 33.158
Donations to Program 33.159
Agency Performance of Communities in Schools Functions Required 33.201
Applicability 33.202
Safety Training Required 33.203
Completion of University Interscholastic League Forms 33.204
Certain Unsafe Athletic Activities Prohibited 33.205
Certain Safety Precautions Required 33.206
Compliance 33.207
Contact Information 33.208
Notice Required 33.209
Incorporation of Safety Regulations 33.210
Immunity from Liability 33.211
Limitation on Liability 33.251
Definition 33.252
Expanded Learning Opportunities 33.253
Establishment 33.254
Sunset Provision 33.255
Composition 33.256
Meetings 33.257
Compensation 33.258
Powers and Duties 33.259
Statewide Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan 33.260
Gifts, Grants, and Donations 33.0531
Child Identification Program 33.0811
School District Policy on Absences to Participate in Extracurricular Activities 33.0812
Scheduling Extracurricular Activities Prohibited in Certain Circumstances 33.0831
University Interscholastic League Rules: Fiscal Impact Statement 33.0832
Equal Opportunity for Certain Students to Participate in University Interscholastic League Activities 33.0833
Participation in University Interscholastic League Activities by Students Receiving Outpatient Mental Health Services 33.0834
Interscholastic Athletic Competition Based on Biological Sex 33.901
Breakfast Programs 33.902
Public School Child Care 33.903
Community Education Child Care Services 33.904
Liaison for Certain Children in Conservatorship of State 33.906
Website Information Concerning Local Programs and Services Available to Assist Homeless Students 33.907
Donation of Food 33.908
Grace Period Policy for Exhausted or Insufficient Meal Card or Account Balance 33.909
Purple Star Campus 33.913
Tutoring Program 33.9031
Before-school and After-school Programs
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