HR134: HR134 Career and Technical Education Month; February 2025; Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; February 5, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives does not change any state law. It formally recognizes February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and sets aside February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol. The resolution highlights groups such as CTI, DECA, ENGAGE, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, FRC, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA, which support career, technical, and agricultural education programs for students across Georgia. It states that these organizations help students build leadership skills, gain confidence through competition, and prepare for the workforce or further education. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy to the Georgia Department of Education.

• Formally recognizes February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month in Georgia.
• Designates February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Department of Education.
• Creates no new law, funding, or penalties; it is a symbolic statement of recognition.

The resolution mainly touches career and technical student organizations such as CTI, DECA, FFA, and HOSA, along with students, teachers, and administrators involved in career, technical, and agricultural education programs in Georgia's schools, plus the Georgia Department of Education, which receives a copy.

While the resolution carries no legal force or funding, it gives public recognition to career and technical education programs and student organizations, which can raise their visibility at the state capitol and among policymakers and educators.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) describes the role of groups like CTI, DECA, ENGAGE, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, FRC, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA in career and technical education.
• The resolving clause formally designates February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Department of Education.

1. 2025-02-03House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-03House Hopper (House)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Primary sponsor
• Shaw Blackmon (R, HD-146)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
• Leesa Hagan (R, HD-156)
• Matt Dubnik (R, HD-029)
• Mike Cameron (R, HD-001)

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