A RESOLUTION congratulating the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lowndes County High School baseball team for winning the 2024 GHSA 7A State Baseball Championship; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Brookwood High School boys swim and dive team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Pierce County High School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2024 AA Division State Cheerleading Championship; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution (SR 263) formally congratulates Jefferson High School's volleyball team for winning the 2024 GHSA 3A State Championship - their first championship in school history. It specifically recognizes the team's achievement, their "HEART" values (harmony, empowerment, appreciation, resilience, trust), and their coaches and players. The resolution has no policy impact; it is purely ceremonial, expressing the Senate's praise through a formal statement. It does not affect any laws, funding, or regulations, and directly honors the named high school team and its members.
Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic resolution (not a bill with policy changes), adopted by the Georgia Senate on February 27, 2025. It commends the Laotian American community in Georgia for their contributions to the state's cultural and economic life after resettling following the Vietnam War era. The resolution specifically honors the Airavata flag - a white three-headed elephant on red - as a symbol of Laotian heritage, resilience, and historical identity. It does not create new laws, allocate funds, or affect any legal rights or obligations.
Maddy summarySR 287 is a Georgia Senate resolution recognizing and commending the Georgia Festival of Trees for its work raising funds and awareness to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children in Georgia. The festival, founded in 2021, also promotes community volunteerism and holiday traditions through its annual event. Adopted by the Senate on February 27, 2025, the resolution serves as a symbolic tribute without creating new laws or policies, directing copies to be shared with the festival and its founder, Angie Ulibarri.
A RESOLUTION congratulating the University of Georgia women's tennis team for winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the creation of and establish a purpose for the Wesley's Law Grant Program; to provide for the allocation of grant awards under such program; to require the Department of Education to pursue grant funding for such program from the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust; to require the State Board of Education to establish award criteria, terms, and conditions for such program; to authorize the Department of Education to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement such program; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
