Bill Text: IL SR1253 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares November 11 through November 15, 2024 as School Psychology Week in the State of Illinois and commends observance of this week to all of our citizens.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-20 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison [SR1253 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1253-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Children and youth learn best when they are
healthy, supported, and receive an education that enables them
to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, Schools can more effectively ensure that all
students are able to learn when they meet the needs of the
whole child and provide integrated, multitiered supports; and
WHEREAS, Children's mental health is directly linked to
their learning and development and benefits when the learning
environment provides an optimal context to promote good mental
health through connectedness within the school and community;
and
WHEREAS, Sound psychological principles are integral to
instruction and learning, school safety, social and emotional
development, prevention, early intervention, and the support
of culturally diverse student populations; and
WHEREAS, School psychology has more than 60 years of well
established, widely recognized, and highly effective practice
and standards that are clearly articulated in the National
Association of School Psychologists' Model for Comprehensive
and Integrated School Psychological Services; and

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WHEREAS, School psychologists are specially trained to
foster and deliver, in the school and community, a continuum
of mental health services and academic supports that lower
barriers to teaching and learning; and
WHEREAS, School psychologists help children thrive by
nurturing their individual strengths across both personal and
academic endeavors; and
WHEREAS, School psychologists are trained to assess
student and school-based barriers to learning and individual
strengths, utilize data-based decision-making, implement
research-driven prevention and intervention strategies, and
evaluate outcomes and improve accountability; and
WHEREAS, It is imperative that the State of Illinois
recognize the vital role that school psychologists play in the
personal and academic development of our state's children;
therefore, be it