SR89: SR89 Brown, Ms. Patria; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring Patria Brown, who was named the 2024 state recipient of the Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) award. The award, run by the Technical College System of Georgia, recognizes adult learners who have shown outstanding achievement in adult education classes. The resolution notes that Brown was chosen from among 25 EAGLE delegates statewide and will serve as an ambassador for adult education in Georgia, representing nearly 22,000 students in the state's adult education programs. It also credits her achievement to the Cobb County School District. The Senate formally congratulates and commends Brown and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for her.

• Formally congratulates and commends Patria Brown for winning the 2024 statewide EAGLE award for adult education achievement.
• States that Brown was selected from 25 EAGLE delegates across Georgia based on academic achievement in local adult education programs.
• Designates Brown as an ambassador for adult education in Georgia, representing nearly 22,000 adult education students statewide.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Brown.

The resolution directly names Patria Brown, a Cobb County School District adult education student, and references the Technical College System of Georgia, which runs the EAGLE award program, and the state's roughly 22,000 adult education students she represents as ambassador.

This is a symbolic honor rather than a change in law. It creates no new rights, funding, or obligations, but it publicly recognizes Brown's achievement and the state's adult education programs through the Technical College System of Georgia.

• The whereas clauses describe the EAGLE award, a 31-year-old program recognizing adult learners' achievements, and note Brown's selection from 25 statewide delegates.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends Brown for her achievements and efforts promoting adult education in Georgia.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Brown.

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)

• adult education
• EAGLE award
• Technical College System of Georgia
• Cobb County
• legislative commendation