Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school in the LEA that enrolls at least 600 students in grades 10 through 12; requires each LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor at each high school for which the LEA receives such funding from the department. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 1130 requires Tennessee's Department of Education to allocate funds to local school districts so they can hire one full-time licensed school counselor at each high school serving 600+ students in grades 10-12. Districts must use these funds to employ the counselor full-time at qualifying schools, though they may convert existing part-time counselors to full-time or use funds to offset costs if they already meet a 1:250 counselor-to-student ratio. The bill mandates that these counselors dedicate at least 70% of their time directly to providing student counseling services, with specific guidelines for their roles established by the state board. This policy applies to the 2025-2026 school year and beyond, pending legislative funding.