North Carolina § 115C-316 - 1. Duties of school counselors.

§ 115C-316. 1. Duties of school counselors.

School counselors shall implement a comprehensive developmental school counseling program in their schools. Counselors shall spend at least eighty percent (80%) of their work time providing direct services to students. Direct services do not include the coordination of standardized testing. Direct services shall consist of: Delivering the school guidance curriculum through large group guidance, interdisciplinary curriculum development, group activities, and parent workshops. Guiding individual student planning through individual or small group assistance and individual or small group advisement. Providing responsive services through consultation with students, families, and staff; individual and small group counseling; crisis counseling; referrals; and peer facilitation. Performing other student services listed in the Department of Public Instruction school counselor job description that has been approved by the State Board of Education. School counseling program support activities do not include the coordination of standardized testing. During the remainder of their work time, school counselors may assist other staff with the coordination of standardized testing. History (2013-360, s. 8.35(a); 2014-100, s. 8.33(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 8.33(b), repealed Session Laws 2013-360, s. 8.35(b), effective July 1, 2014. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 8.33(a), effective July 1, 2014, in subsection (b), deleted the former first sentence, which read "During the remainder of their work time, counselors shall spend adequate time on school counseling program support activities that consist of professional development; consultation, collaboration, and training; and program management and operations' and in the last sentence substituted "During the remainder of their work time" for "However."