Counselor positions - Requirement
N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-06-19
in effect15.1-06-19. Counselor positions - Requirement
1. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, each school district must have available one
full-time equivalent school counselor for every three hundred students in grades seven
through twelve.
2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, each school district must have available one
full-time equivalent school counselor for every three hundred students in grades
kindergarten through six.
3. Up to one-third of the full-time equivalency requirement established in subsection 1
may be met by career advisors.
4. For purposes of this section, a "career advisor" means an individual who holds a
certificate in career development facilitation issued by the department of career and
technical education under section 15-20.1-24 or an individual who is provisionally
approved by the department of career and technical education under section
15-20.1-25 to serve as a career advisor.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t15-1c06.pdf#nameddest=15p1-06-19Fetched: 10/16/2026
