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SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 102. (a) A school shall employ a minimum number, as determined by the department pursuant to subsection (b), of school adjustment counselors, certified by the commissioner pursuant to section 38G. (b) The department shall promulgate regulations, pursuant to chapter 30A, which shall include criteria for the minimum number of school adjustment counselors that a school shall employ, which shall include: (i) the number of students enrolled in the school; (ii) whether the school has Title I status; and (iii) any mitigating circumstances as detailed by the school committee. (c) For schools without sufficient funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a), the department shall provide funding for the additional required school adjustment counselors. SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2026, the department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate any regulations necessary to implement section 102 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, inserted by section 1. SECTION 3. Section 1 shall take effect on August 1, 2026.
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