Va.-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the timeline or funding for the program establishment.

Virginia Postsecondary Transition Counselor Certificate Program

This bill requires Virginia's State Council of Higher Education to develop and establish a special training program for postsecondary transition counselors that meets national standards.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia to collaborate with the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) and each public institution of higher education in Virginia with an education preparation program to develop a new certificate program for postsecondary transition counselors.
• The new program must be equivalent in rigor and quality to the National Certification in Transition Services offered by DCDT.

Who It Names or Affects

• State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
• Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)
• Public institutions of higher education in Virginia with education preparation programs

Terms To Know

postsecondary transition counselor certificate program

A training program that prepares counselors to help students make the move from high school to college or other post-high school options.

National Certification in Transition Services

A national standard for certification of professionals who assist individuals with disabilities in transitioning from secondary education to adult life.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify when the program must be established or how it will be funded.
• It is unclear if and when this bill will become law as it was continued to 2027 without a final vote.

Official Summary Text

State Council of Higher Education; Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program; development and establishment.
Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to collaborate with the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) and each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that has an education preparation program to develop and establish a Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program that is equivalent in rigor and quality to the National Certification in Transition Services offered by DCDT in order to facilitate the establishment of postsecondary transition counselor certificate programs at such institutions that would qualify for program approval by DCDT.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to require the State Council of Higher Education to develop and establish a Virginia-specific postsecondary transition counselor certificate program.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.
§ 1.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
shall collaborate with
the Council for Exceptional Children and its Division on Career Development and Transition
(DCDT)
and e
ach public institution of higher
education
in the Commonwealth that has an education preparation program to develop
and establish
a Virginia-specific
postsecondary transition counselor

certificate program that is equivalent in rigor and quality to the
National Certification in Transition Services offered by DCDT in order to facilitate the establishment
of postsecondary transition counselor certificate programs at such institutions
that would qualify for program approval by DCDT.