H.R. No. 835
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students, parents, teachers, and administrators
from across the Lone Star State joined together February 4 through
8, 2019, to celebrate National School Counseling Week in Texas; and
WHEREAS, School counselors are employed in public and private
schools throughout Texas and hold dual certification as both
teachers and school counselors; and
WHEREAS, Actively committed to helping students reach their
full potential, school counselors encourage students to explore
their abilities, strengths, talents, and emotional well-being
through the delivery of comprehensive school counseling programs;
and
WHEREAS, School counselors work with teachers, principals,
and other campus personnel to guide students as they explore their
interests and their abilities and as they set goals for themselves;
and
WHEREAS, School counselors engage with parents to help them
support the educational, personal, social, and emotional growth of
their children; and
WHEREAS, These committed educators seek to identify and
utilize community resources that can enhance and complement school
counseling programs to enable students to become productive members
of society; and
WHEREAS, Comprehensive school counseling programs are an
integral part of the educational process, enabling students to
succeed in school and in life, and these programs are making a
positive and lasting difference for many Texans; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 4 through 8, 2019, as
National School Counseling Week in Texas and extend to all of the
state's professional school counselors sincere best wishes for
continued success with their important work.
Huberty
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 835 was adopted by the House on March
19, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House