[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 37 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 37
Designating the week of February 7 through February 11, 2005, as
``National School Counseling Week''.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3, 2005
Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dodd, Mr.
Feingold, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
February 10, 2005
Committee discharged; considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 7 through February 11, 2005, as
``National School Counseling Week''.
Whereas the American School Counselor Association has declared the week of
February 7 through February 11, 2005, as ``National School Counseling
Week'';
Whereas the Senate has recognized the importance of school counseling through
the inclusion of elementary and secondary school counseling programs in
the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965;
Whereas school counselors have long advocated that the education system of the
United States must leave no child behind and must provide opportunities
for every student;
Whereas personal and social growth results in increased academic achievement;
Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded students by guiding them
through their academic, personal, social, and career development;
Whereas school counselors were instrumental in helping students, teachers, and
parents deal with the trauma of terrorism inflicted on the United States
on September 11, 2001, and the aftermath of that trauma;
Whereas students face myriad challenges every day, including peer pressure,
depression, and school violence;
Whereas school counselors are usually the only professionals in a school
building that are trained in both education and mental health;
Whereas the roles and responsibilities of school counselors are often
misunderstood, and the school counselor position is often among the
first to be eliminated in order to meet budgetary constraints;
Whereas the national average ratio of students to school counselors of 485-to-1
is more than double the 250-to-1 ratio recommended by the American
School Counselor Association, the American Counseling Association, the
American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association,
and other organizations; and
Whereas the celebration of ``National School Counseling Week'' would increase
awareness of the important and necessary role school counselors play in
the lives of students in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK.
(a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
President should designate the week of February 7 through February 11,
2005, as ``National School Counseling Week''.
(b) Proclamation.--The Senate requests the President to issue a
proclamation--
(1) designating the week of February 7 through February 11,
2005, as ``National School Counseling Week''; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States and
interested groups to observe the week with appropriate
ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the role
school counselors perform in the school and the community at
large to prepare students for fulfilling lives as contributing
members of society.
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