SR91: SR91 Rucker, Mr. Nicholas; congratulate

This resolution honors Mr. Nicholas Rucker, a student at Athens Technical College, for being named the statewide winner of the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). The resolution explains that GOAL recognizes outstanding technical college students and has run for 52 years as a partnership between Georgia's businesses, industry, and technical colleges. The resolution notes that Rucker, who is studying to become a physical therapist assistant, was chosen from among 22 winners representing Georgia's technical colleges and will serve as an ambassador for technical education in the state. The Senate formally congratulates him and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide him a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates and commends Nicholas Rucker for winning the 2024 GOAL award from the Technical College System of Georgia.
• States that Rucker will serve as an ambassador representing more than 148,000 TCSG students statewide.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Rucker.

The resolution directly honors Nicholas Rucker, a physical therapist assistant student at Athens Technical College. It also touches the Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Senate's administrative staff, who must produce and deliver the commemorative copy.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding changes, it gives official state recognition to a technical college student's achievement, highlighting the role of Georgia's technical education system in preparing students for careers.

• The preamble describes Rucker's selection as the statewide GOAL winner among 22 TCSG college-level winners.
• The first resolving clause has the Senate congratulate and commend Rucker for his achievements and wish him continued success.
• The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Rucker.

1. 2025-02-04Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-03Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Max Burns (R, SD-023)Primary sponsor
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)

• technical education
• GOAL award
• Athens Technical College
• Senate resolution
• workforce development