Section 391.293 - Duties, authority and supervision of school counselor1. A school counselor shall: (a) Design and deliver a comprehensive program for school counseling that promotes achievement of pupils; and(b) Devote not less than 80 percent of his or her time providing direct or indirect services to pupils.2. A school counselor may, through consultation or collaboration with other educational personnel or by providing direct services:(a) Analyze data concerning the academic, career, social and emotional development of pupils to identify issues, needs and challenges of pupils;(b) Address needs relating to the academic, career, social and emotional development of all pupils;(c) Advocate for equitable access to a rigorous education for all pupils and work to remove systemic barriers to such access;(d) Deliver school counseling lessons through large-group, classroom, small-group and individual settings to promote pupil success;(e) Provide to individual pupils services relating to academic planning and goal setting;(f) Provide peer facilitation, crisis counseling and short-term counseling to pupils in individual and small-group settings;(g) Provide referrals to a pupil and the parent or legal guardian of a pupil, as needed, for additional support services provided by the school or within the community;(h) Participate on committees within the school and the school district, as appropriate; and(i) Participate in planning for and implementing a response to a crisis at the school.3. Each school counselor must be supervised by a licensed administrator.Added to NRS by 2019, 3079Added by 2019, Ch. 514,§3, eff. 7/1/2019.