California Education Code

§ 44046

EDC § 44046Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The governing board of a small school district, which does not employ persons charged with school-community duties of counseling students and parents or guardians in their homes, may contract with any qualified social service agency or organization to secure the services, on a part-time or full-time basis, of qualified social workers as counselors in schools and in the homes of pupils. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of this section, but such social workers shall not be required to hold credentials or certification documents otherwise required under this code for service in the public schools.

(b)Social workers authorized to serve under this section, as well as credentialed school social workers in districts other than small school districts, may perform, but are not limited to, the performance of the following service to children, parents, school personnel, and community agencies:

(1)Group and individual counseling and casework with parents and children relating to learning and adjustment problems of children, including parent education.

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Legislative history

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.