[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: House Bill 64: Budget Updates

[Mona Robinson]

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> From: Victoria Kress <victoriaekress at GMAIL.COM>
> Date: April 17, 2015 at 9:52:06 AM EDT
> To: OCA-L at LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
> Subject: House Bill 64: Budget Updates
> Reply-To: Victoria Kress <victoriaekress at GMAIL.COM>
> 
> OCA Members, Hello!  
> 
> It was a busy week in Columbus! 
> 
> Attached you will find OCA testimony that is being presented today to the House Finance Committee. There are two budgetary issues for which OCA is advocating: 
> School Counselor Funding and Child Mental Health Identification and Intervention Funding. 
> 
> First, the OCA would like a  re-instatement of language that was included in an earlier version of HB 64 regarding school counselor funding.  Specifically, the school counselor provisions would:
> 
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> Charge the Education Standards Committee to develop standards for school counselors;
> Charge the State Board of Education to develop a model for school counselor evaluation; and
> Allocate up to $1 million per year for training on best practices for career counseling for school counselors.
> 
> Next, the Executive Budget for Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling programs was cut in half  (from $5 million to $2.5 million) in the  House Substitute Bill. Naturally, we want the full budget reinstated. 
> 
> Our testimony is attached for your review.  
> 
> We will not know the outcomes of our advocacy efforts until June, but we will keep you posted!  Please know that the OCA leadership and lobbyists are fighting for your interests! 
> 
> Victoria Kress Ph.D., LPCC-S (OH), NCC
> OCA President 
> 
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