School boards; guidelines for the provision of counseling services in public schools.

Department of Education; school boards; guidelinesfor the provision of counseling services in public schools. Requiresthe Department of Education to develop and each local school boardto adhere to guidelines for the provision of counseling servicesin public schools, which shall include (i) provisions for parentalconsent; written parental notification; parental involvement, asappropriate; and confidentiality; (ii) procedures by which a parentmay limit or prohibit his child's participation; (iii) appropriateexceptions to the procedures by which a parent may limit or prohibithis child's participation such as imminent need, health, or safetyor maintaining order in the school; and (iv) any other provision deemednecessary by the Department.