Bill Text: TX HCR59 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating the second week of November as School Psychologist Appreciation Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Signed by the Governor [HCR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR59-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 59 | ||
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| WHEREAS, School psychologists play an indispensable role in | ||
| fostering an environment that is safe, supportive, and conducive to | ||
| learning, and the observance of School Psychologist Appreciation | ||
| Week in November serves as a welcome opportunity to recognize those | ||
| who devote themselves to this important work; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Trained to apply their expertise in mental health, | ||
| learning, and behavior to promote the well-being and academic | ||
| success of youth, school psychologists provide support for students | ||
| by working with teaching staff and parents to develop interventions | ||
| and by coordinating with pediatricians, therapists, and social | ||
| workers to maintain a continuum of mental health care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, School psychologists help to teach positive | ||
| behavior and coping skills, to ensure that students are being | ||
| taught according to their abilities, and to keep all students, | ||
| including those with diverse learning needs, motivated and engaged; | ||
| moreover, they are committed to preventing and eliminating bullying | ||
| and other forms of violence and to identifying at-risk students; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Integral members of the campus communities they | ||
| serve, school psychologists help young people to successfully | ||
| navigate social, emotional, and academic challenges, and these | ||
| dedicated professionals are deserving of our thanks for the vital | ||
| work that they perform each day; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the second week of November as School Psychologist | ||
| Appreciation Week; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date that this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 59 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
