--- title: SR 144. National School Counseling Week; recognize the week of February 3-7, 2025 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr144 cite_as: SR 144, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr144 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr144.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr144/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70075 date: 2025-02-10 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. 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National School Counseling Week; recognize the week of February 3-7, 2025 ## Text Senate Resolution 144 By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Wicks of the 34th, Jones II of the 22nd, James of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd 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 SENATE 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 Secretary of the Senate 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 Senate resolution recognizes the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week, honoring the role school counselors play in public and private schools statewide. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It states that the week of February 3-7, 2025 is recognized as National School Counseling Week, citing the work school counselors do to help students with academic, personal, and career development. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available to the Georgia School Counselor Association. It does not create any new rules, funding, or requirements for schools or counselors; it simply expresses the Senate's recognition and appreciation. ### What it does - Formally recognizes the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week in Georgia. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. - Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or programs; it is a symbolic statement of the Senate's position. ### Who it affects School counselors working in Georgia's public and private schools, the Georgia School Counselor Association, which receives a copy of the resolution, and by extension students and parents who interact with school counseling programs. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any law, funding, or school policy. Its practical effect is limited to a formal, public acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of the work school counselors do, along with a ceremonial copy sent to their professional association. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause recognizes the week of February 3-7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week. - A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to 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 binding obligations. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-10) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-10) - Sponsors: Elena Parent, Kenya Wicks, Harold Jones, Donzella James, Michael Rhett, Nikki Merritt, Freddie Sims, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Sheikh Rahman, Derek Mallow, Ed Harbison, Sonya Halpern, RaShaun Kemp, Nan Orrock, Ed Setzler, Gail Davenport, Billy Hickman - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70075 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr144.md?full=1