SB 153 CO
Licensed School Counselor Credit Hour Requirements
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Summary
This bill establishes education requirements for school counselor licensing in Colorado. To obtain an initial special services license as a school counselor, applicants must hold a master's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. The degree must be in school counseling and must require completion of at least 48 graduate semester credit hours.
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Official abstract
To qualify for an initial special services license as a school counselor, an applicant must hold a master's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education. The degree must be in school counseling and require completion of at least 48 graduate semester credit hours.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- C. Kolker Democratic · sponsor
- C. Simpson Republican · sponsor
- J. Bacon Democratic · sponsor
- M. Martinez Democratic · sponsor
24 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Frizell Republican · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- W. Lindstedt Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · cosponsor
- R. Rodriguez Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Goldstein Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- G. Rydin Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Stewart Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- May 4, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 23, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 20, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 17, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 15, 2026 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 9, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education · lower
- Apr 9, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 8, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 6, 2026 Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education · upper
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