Expressing support for designation of the week of February 3, 2025, through February 7, 2025, as "National School Counseling Week".
Summary
What This Bill Does
This joint resolution recognizes school counselors' contributions to elementary and secondary students and encourages observance of National School Counseling Week in February 2025. It does not create a new school-counseling grant, but it gives congressional visibility to academic planning, mental health support, career readiness, and student well-being. The practical effects are recognition for counselors, messaging for schools, and public pressure around counselor staffing needs.
Who Benefits and How
School counselors benefit from formal congressional recognition of their work with students. Students benefit when the resolution highlights counseling support for academic, mental health, and career planning. Parents benefit from increased awareness of counseling services that help children prepare for adult life. School districts benefit from a national observance they can use for counselor appreciation and recruitment.
Who Bears the Burden and How
School districts must still fund counseling services because the resolution provides recognition rather than money. Counseling departments may face pressure to demonstrate their impact during the observance week. State education agencies must decide whether to promote ceremonies or activities around the week. Congressional education offices bear follow-up responsibility if recognition surfaces unmet counselor shortages.
Key Provisions
- Provides congressional support for National School Counseling Week in February 2025.
- Recognizes school counselors' contributions to elementary and secondary student success.
- Encourages ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of school counseling.
- Uses a recognition measure without creating a new federal school counseling grant.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expresses support for designating February 3 through February 7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Student Services, Commemoration
Primary Purpose
Expresses support for designating February 3 through February 7, 2025 as National School Counseling Week.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- School counselors
- Students
- Parents
- School districts
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- School districts
- Counseling departments
- State education agencies
- Congressional education offices
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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