IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1029 
Expressing support for designation of the week of February 1 through 
February 5, 2010, as ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2010 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BART-
LETT, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. FARR, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. HOLT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. LANCE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LORET-
TA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SKELTON, 
Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UPTON, and Mr. YARMUTH) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the week of February 
1 through February 5, 2010, as ‘‘National School Coun-
seling Week’’. 
Whereas the American School Counselor Association has de-
clared the week of February 1 through February 5, 
2010, as ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’; 
Whereas the House of Representatives has recognized the im-
portance of school counseling through the inclusion of el-
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ementary and secondary school counseling programs in 
the last reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; 
Whereas school counselors have long advocated that the edu-
cation system of the United States must provide equi-
table opportunities for all students; 
Whereas school counselors have long emphasized the impor-
tance of personal and social development in academic 
achievement; 
Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded students 
by guiding them through their academic, personal, social, 
and career development; 
Whereas school counselors play a vital role in ensuring that 
students are aware of financial aid and college opportuni-
ties; 
Whereas school counselors may encourage students to pursue 
challenging academic courses to prepare them for college 
majors and careers in the science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics fields; 
Whereas school counselors provide support for students whose 
family members have been deployed to conflicts overseas; 
Whereas school counselors help students cope with serious 
and common challenges of growing up, including peer 
pressure, mental health issues, school violence, discipli-
nary problems, and problems in the home; 
Whereas school counselors are also instrumental in helping 
students, teachers, and parents deal with personal trau-
ma and community and national tragedies; 
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Whereas school counselors are among the few professionals in 
a school building that are trained in both education and 
mental health; 
Whereas, despite the important contributions of school coun-
selors to student success, counseling positions are not al-
ways protected when local budgets are cut, especially in 
tough economic times; 
Whereas the average student-to-counselor ratio in America’s 
public schools, 475-to-1, is almost double the 250-to-1 
ratio recommended by the American School Counselor 
Association, the American Counseling Association, and 
other organizations; 
Whereas the celebration of ‘‘National School Counseling 
Week’’ would increase awareness of the important and 
necessary role school counselors play in the lives of stu-
dents in the United States; and 
Whereas the week of February 1 through February 5, 2010, 
would be an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘National 
School Counseling Week’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school counselors to the success of students in our 
Nation’s elementary and secondary schools; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’ with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote 
awareness of the crucial role school counselors play 
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in preparing students for fulfilling lives as contrib-
uting members of society. 
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