HR141: HR141 National School Counseling Week; February 3-7, 2025; recognize

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives designating the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week. The resolution explains that school counselors help students explore their interests and talents, work with parents and teachers to support students' growth, and connect schools with community resources. It states that the House recognizes this week to honor those contributions, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia School Counselor Association.

• Formally recognizes the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week in Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution.
• Sends that copy to the Georgia School Counselor Association as a gesture of recognition.
• Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties; it is a symbolic statement only.

School counselors working in Georgia's public and private schools, the students and parents they work with, and the Georgia School Counselor Association, which receives a copy of the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal force and changes no Georgia law or funding, but it is an official statement by the state House acknowledging the role school counselors play in students' academic and personal development.

• The whereas clauses describe the role of school counselors in helping students with academic, career, and personal development.
• The resolving clause formally designates February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week in Georgia.
• A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy to the Georgia School Counselor Association.

1. 2025-02-03House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-03House Hopper (House)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Primary sponsor
• Shaw Blackmon (R, HD-146)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
• Leesa Hagan (R, HD-156)
• Matt Dubnik (R, HD-029)
• Mike Cameron (R, HD-001)

• school counselors
• education
• ceremonial resolution
• public schools