Rep. Patricia Arent has proposed HB65 College and Career Counseling for High School Students. This bill is on the agenda of the House Education committee for 2:00 pm today. It would provide $800,000 to hire 18 high school counselors who would work only in helping students apply to college and seek scholarships.
This is a bad idea because it is one more thread tying the hands of school districts. It gives money for counseling, but forces the money to be used only for college and career counseling. School districts know best where to use funds for school counselors. Local control of schools is better than state level control of schools.
I had the opportunity, as a member of the Davis School Board, to speak on this subject to the Utah School Board Association Joint Legislative Committee. I will attend the committee meeting this afternoon to testify against the bill.
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