--- title: HR 1224. National School Counseling Week at the state capitol; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1224 cite_as: HR 1224, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1224 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1224.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1224/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72818 date: 2026-02-03 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1223.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1225.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1224.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1224 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-03 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Lydia Glaize - Debbie Buckner - Matt Dubnik - Chuck Efstration text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1224/2025 upstream_id: 2106766 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - school counselors - education - state capitol recognition - National School Counseling Week --- # HR 1224. National School Counseling Week at the state capitol; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1224 By: Representatives Glaize of the 67th, Buckner of the 137th, Dubnik of the 29th, and Efstration of the 104th A RESOLUTION Recognizing National School Counseling Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, National School Counseling Week focuses on increasing public attention on the unique contributions school counselors make by helping students achieve success in school and plan for the future; and WHEREAS, this week highlights the enormous impact that school counselors make in helping students reach their goals; and WHEREAS, school counselors are employed in public and private schools to help students reach their full potential and are actively committed to helping students explore their interests, abilities, strengths, and talents relating to development and career awareness; and WHEREAS, school counselors help parents focus on ways to further the educational, personal, and social growth of their children and work with teachers and other educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves; and WHEREAS, school counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs to help students become productive members of society; and WHEREAS, comprehensive school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational process, which enables all students to achieve success in school. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize National School Counseling Week at the state capitol. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution recognizes National School Counseling Week at the state capitol, honoring the work of school counselors in public and private schools statewide. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not create any new law, program, or funding. Instead, it formally recognizes National School Counseling Week at the state capitol and praises the role school counselors play in helping students succeed academically, personally, and socially. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. It contains no enforcement provisions, deadlines, or changes to Georgia law; it is purely a statement of recognition and appreciation. ### What it does - Formally recognizes National School Counseling Week at the Georgia state capitol through a House resolution. - States the House's appreciation for the work school counselors do in public and private schools. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the Georgia School Counselor Association. - Creates no new law, funding, or requirements for schools or counselors. ### Who it affects School counselors working in Georgia's public and private schools, the students and families they serve, and the Georgia School Counselor Association, which will receive a copy of the resolution recognizing their profession. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or budgetary effect on schools or counselors. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to the work school counselors do, which can raise public awareness of their role. ### Key provisions - The resolution recognizes National School Counseling Week at the state capitol on behalf of the House of Representatives. - It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. - It contains no funding, penalties, or changes to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-03) - Sponsors: Lydia Glaize, Debbie Buckner, Matt Dubnik, Chuck Efstration - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72818 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1224.md?full=1