HR328: HR328 Jeffrey E. Turner Highway; Clayton County; dedicate

This resolution honors Chief Jeffrey E. Turner, who served the Clayton County Police Department for 20 years and became its first African American Chief of Police in 2007. It recounts his education, career milestones, and service before directing that a specific highway segment be dedicated in his name. The resolution designates the portion of Interstate 75 between the Riverdale exit and the Tara Boulevard exit in Clayton County as the Jeffrey E. Turner Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Chief Turner and to the Department of Transportation.

• Designates the stretch of Interstate 75 between the Riverdale exit and the Tara Boulevard exit in Clayton County as the Jeffrey E. Turner Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated highway segment.
• Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Chief Turner and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly honors Chief Jeffrey E. Turner, a former Clayton County Chief of Police. It also creates a duty for the Georgia Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage, and affects drivers on that stretch of Interstate 75 in Clayton County.

While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a concrete state obligation: the Department of Transportation must put up and maintain highway signs marking the new name, a small but real administrative task tied to a public recognition of a local law enforcement leader.

• The preamble recounts Chief Turner's background, including his move to Clayton County in 1978, his education, and his 20 years with the Clayton County Police Department.
• It notes he became the first African American Chief of Police for Clayton County in 2007 and led the Clayton County Regional Police Academy starting in 2009.
• The resolving clause dedicates the Interstate 75 segment from the Riverdale exit to the Tara Boulevard exit as the Jeffrey E. Turner Highway.
• A further resolution directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Chief Turner and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-02-24House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-02-21House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-20House Hopper (House)

• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)Primary sponsor
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
• Robert Flournoy (D, HD-074)

• highway naming
• Clayton County
• law enforcement recognition
• transportation