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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

COMMEMORATING "NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK" FROM FEBRUARY

2ND THROUGH FEBRUARY 6TH, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, McNamara, Chippendale,
Corvese, Furtado, Fascia, Sanchez, Tanzi, and Kennedy

     Date Introduced: February 03, 2026

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, School counselors are employed in public and private schools to help

students reach their full potential; and

     WHEREAS, School counselors are actively committed to helping students explore their

abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to career awareness and

development; and

     WHEREAS, School counselors help parents focus on ways to further the educational,

personal and social growth of their children; and

     WHEREAS, School counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students

explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves; and

     WHEREAS, School counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can

enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs and help students become

productive members of society; and

     WHEREAS, Comprehensive developmental school counseling programs are considered

an integral part of the educational process that enables all students to achieve success in school;

now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

commemorates February 2nd through 6th, 2026, as "National School Counseling Week"; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Anne-Marie Flaherty, President, Rhode Island

School Counselor Association.

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