--- title: HR 141. National School Counseling Week; February 3-7, 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr141 cite_as: HR 141, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr141 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr141.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr141/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69797 date: 2025-02-03 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/hr140.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr142.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr141.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 141 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-03 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matthew Gambill - Shaw Blackmon - Joseph Gullett - Leesa Hagan - Matt Dubnik - Mike Cameron text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR141/2025 upstream_id: 1952880 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - school counselors - education - commemorative resolution - public schools --- # HR 141. National School Counseling Week; February 3-7, 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 141 By: Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Blackmon of the 146th, Gullett of the 19th, Hagan of the 156th, Dubnik of the 29th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of February 3-7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week; 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 the week of February 3-7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week. 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 February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week, honoring the work of school counselors in the state's public and private schools. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement by the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. It recognizes the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week, citing the role school counselors play in helping students with academic, personal, and career development in both public and private schools. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the document for distribution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. It does not create new requirements, funding, or programs; it is a formal expression of recognition and appreciation from the legislature. ### What it does - Formally recognizes the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week in Georgia. - States the House of Representatives' appreciation for school counselors' role in student development and career planning. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. - Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties, since it is a commemorative resolution rather than a law. ### Who it affects School counselors working in Georgia's public and private schools, along with the students and parents they work with, and the Georgia School Counselor Association, which will receive a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect, but it publicly acknowledges the work school counselors do in helping students with academic and personal growth, and formally connects the state legislature with the Georgia School Counselor Association. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause designates the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week in the House of Representatives. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. - The whereas clauses describe the role of school counselors but do not create any operative legal obligations. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-03) - Sponsors: Matthew Gambill, Shaw Blackmon, Joseph Gullett, Leesa Hagan, Matt Dubnik, Mike Cameron - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69797 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr141.md?full=1