HR157: HR157 Klodner, Nellie; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Nellie Klodner, a student at Panter Elementary School, for winning the 2024 Inclusion Award at Georgia Tech's K-12 InVenture Prize competition and at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention United States Nationals. Klodner, working with Anna Borsh, created an app called Grocery Eyes that uses navigation, microphone, and camera features to help visually impaired shoppers locate items in a grocery store more independently. The resolution recounts that the project first won at the state level, earning each student an Amazon tablet, and then won again at the national level, earning a trophy, certificate, and $1,000 prize. The House resolves to congratulate and commend Klodner and directs the Clerk of the House to send her a copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally congratulates and commends Nellie Klodner for winning the 2024 Inclusion Award at a national invention competition.
• Recounts the creation and purpose of the Grocery Eyes app, which she developed with Anna Borsh to help visually impaired shoppers.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to Nellie Klodner.
• Contains no changes to Georgia statutes, funding, or regulations; it is a ceremonial honor only.

The resolution directly names and honors Nellie Klodner, a Panter Elementary School student, and references her collaborator Anna Borsh. It has no broader legal or regulatory effect on other Georgians.

This is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law change, so it does not alter anyone's rights, duties, or funding. It formally records the Georgia House's recognition of a local student's achievement in assistive technology for the visually impaired.

• The whereas clauses describe Klodner's 2024 Inclusion Award from Georgia Tech's K-12 InVenture Prize and the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention United States Nationals.
• The whereas clauses describe the Grocery Eyes app, created with Anna Borsh, which uses navigation, microphone, and camera features to assist visually impaired shoppers.
• The resolved clause has the House congratulate and commend Klodner and wish her continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide Klodner with a copy of the resolution.

1. 2025-02-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-04House Hopper (House)

• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)Primary sponsor
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)

• student achievement
• assistive technology
• Georgia Tech InVenture Prize
• legislative commendation