HR321: HR321 STEM education and workforce development initiatives through the STEM Summit held on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes the STEM Summit held at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the broader push to build STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and job training in Georgia. It cites data showing STEM jobs in Georgia grew by 186,000 between 2017 and 2021, that STEM professionals make up about a third of the state's workforce, and that most Georgia STEM workers do not hold a bachelor's degree, instead training through technical colleges, the military, or vocational programs. The resolution does not create any new law, program, or funding. It simply has the House formally commend STEM students, educators, and partner organizations such as the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the state's chambers of commerce. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies for public and press distribution.

• Formally commends STEM students, educators, and partner organizations for their work highlighted at the STEM Summit at Georgia Tech.
• Recites statistics on Georgia's STEM workforce growth and its share of the state's economy, without enacting any binding policy.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press.
• Creates no new funding, agency duties, or changes to Georgia law; it is a statement of recognition rather than an operative statute.

STEM students and educators, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and organizers of the STEM Summit at the Georgia Institute of Technology are named as those being commended.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight: it does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its main effect is a public, official acknowledgment from the House of the people and institutions working on STEM education and workforce training in Georgia.

• The whereas clauses cite a Science is US analysis finding Georgia STEM jobs grew by 186,000 (9.6 percent) between 2017 and 2021, twice the national average.
• The whereas clauses state Georgia's 2.1 million STEM professionals make up one-third of the labor force and 39 percent of gross domestic product.
• The whereas clauses note 56 percent of Georgia's STEM professionals lack a bachelor's degree, training instead through technical colleges, the military, or vocational programs.
• The resolved clause has the House commend STEM students, educators, and partner organizations for expanding STEM workforce opportunities.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press.

1. 2025-02-19House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-19House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-19House Hopper (House)

• Matt Dubnik (R, HD-029)Primary sponsor

• STEM education
• workforce development
• technical colleges
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• legislative commendation