Bill Text: MI HR0265 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution declaring the week of April 26 through May 2, 2010, as Michigan School Counselors' Week.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-8)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-28 - Adopted [HR0265 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HR0265-Introduced.html
Reps. Lindberg, Ball, Barnett, Lisa Brown, Terry Brown, Constan, Geiss, Robert Jones, Kowall, LeBlanc, Liss, Lori, Mayes, Pearce, Proos, Roberts, Rogers, Segal, Slavens, Spade, Stamas, Tyler, Valentine and Warren offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 265.
A resolution declaring the week of April 26 through May 2, 2010, as Michigan School Counselors' Week.
Whereas, Governor Granholm has declared the week of April 26, 2010 through May 2, 2010, as Michigan School Counselors' Week; and
Whereas, The House of Representatives has recognized the importance of school counseling through the inclusion of elementary and secondary school counseling programs in Michigan schools; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors have long emphasized the importance of personal and social development and academic achievement; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors help develop well-rounded students by guiding them through their academic, personal, social and career development; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors play a vital role in ensuring that students are aware of financial aid and college opportunities; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors may encourage students to pursue challenging academic courses to prepare them for college majors and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors help students cope with the serious and common challenges of growing up, including peer pressure, mental health issues, school violence, disciplinary problems, the deployment of family members to conflicts overseas and problems in the home; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors are also instrumental in helping students, teachers and parents deal with personal trauma and community and national tragedies; and
Whereas, Michigan School Counselors are among the few professionals in a school building that are trained both in education and mental health; and
Whereas, Despite the important contributions of school counselors to student success, counseling positions are not always protected when budgets are cut; and
Whereas, The average student-to-counselor ratio in Michigan public schools is 634-to-1, which is almost triple 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 Michigan School Counselors' Week would increase awareness of the important and necessary role Michigan School Counselors play in the lives of students in Michigan; and
Whereas, It is important to acknowledge the role school counselors play in cultivating our most important resource, Michigan's children; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare the week of April 26 through May 2, 2010, as Michigan School Counselors' Week.
