2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-013
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Steadman, Shaffer B., Bacon, Heath, Hodge, Hudak,
       Johnston, King K., Renfroe, Spence, Aguilar, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Jahn, Lambert,
       Lundberg, Mitchell, Morse, Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Roberts,
       Scheffel, Schwartz, Tochtrop, White, Williams S.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Massey, Acree, Balmer, Barker,
       Baumgardner, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Conti, Coram, Court,
       DelGrosso, Duran, Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Gardner B., Gerou,
       Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kagan, Kefalas, Kerr A.,
       Kerr J., Labuda, Lee, Levy, Liston, Looper, McCann, McKinley, Murray,
       Nikkel, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott,
       Singer, Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Stephens, Summers, Swalm,
       Swerdfeger, Szabo, Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Williams A.,
       Wilson, Young, McNulty.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF FEBRUARY 6
       THROUGH 10, 2012, AS "NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING
       WEEK". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado School Counselor Association, in
       conjunction with the American School Counselor Association, has
       declared the week of February 6 through 10, 2012, as "National School
       Counseling Week"; and
       
          WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the state of Colorado has
       recognized the importance of school counseling through the continuation
       of the Colorado School Counselor Corps Grant Program; and
       
          WHEREAS, School counselors have long advocated that the
       education system in Colorado must leave no child behind and must
       provide opportunities for every student; and
       
          WHEREAS, Personal and social growth results in increased academic
       achievement; and
       
          WHEREAS, School counselors help develop well-rounded students
       by guiding them through their academic, personal, social, and career
       development; and
       
          WHEREAS, School counselors have been instrumental in helping
       students, teachers, and parents deal with difficult situations; and
       
          WHEREAS, Students face countless challenges every day, including
       peer pressure, depression, the absence of family members, and school
       violence; and
       
          WHEREAS, School counselors are usually the only professionals in
       a school building who are trained in both education and mental health
       matters; and
       
          WHEREAS, The roles and responsibilities of school counselors are
       often misunderstood, and the school counselor position is often among
       the first to be eliminated in order to meet budgetary constraints; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado average ratio of students to school
       counselors of 387-to-1 well exceeds 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 "National School Counseling Week"
       increases awareness of the important and necessary role school counselors
       play in the lives of students in Colorado; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the General Assembly:
       
          (1) Designate the week of February 6 through 10, 2012, as "National
       School Counseling Week"; and
       
          (2) Encourage the people of Colorado to observe the week with
       appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the role
       school counselors perform in the schools and the communities at large in
       preparing students for fulfilling lives as contributing members of society.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES