SR134: SR134 PAGE Day; recognize February 18, 2025

This resolution honors PAGE, a statewide organization for teachers, administrators, and school support staff with more than 93,000 members, on the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1975. It highlights PAGE's programs, including the Academic Bowl, the Georgia Academic Decathlon, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program, as well as its work supporting new educators and engaging in the legislative process. The Senate formally commends PAGE for its 50 years of advocacy and designates February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol, coinciding with a planned gathering of PAGE members and leaders to meet with their local legislators. The resolution also directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide PAGE with an official copy of the document.

• Commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for 50 years of advocacy on behalf of educators and public education in Georgia.
• Officially recognizes February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to PAGE.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or ongoing legal obligation, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes.

The resolution directly concerns the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and its more than 93,000 members, including teachers, school administrators, and support staff across Georgia's school systems, as well as the Georgia Senate, which formally issues the recognition.

The resolution has no legal effect on schools or educators but gives official state recognition to PAGE's 50-year history and its February 18, 2025 capitol visit, which may raise the group's visibility with lawmakers during that legislative event.

• The preamble (WHEREAS clauses) describes PAGE's founding in 1975, its membership size, and its educational programs like the Academic Bowl, Georgia Academic Decathlon, and STAR program.
• The first resolved clause commends PAGE for 50 years of advocacy and designates February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol.
• The second resolved clause instructs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to PAGE.

1. 2025-02-06Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-05Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)Primary sponsor
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Steve Gooch (R, SD-051)

• education advocacy
• teacher organizations
• Georgia legislature ceremonial resolutions
• PAGE Day