SR241: SR241 Georgia Military College; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Georgia Military College (GMC), founded in 1879, on its 145th anniversary. It highlights the school's history, its Preparatory School for K-12 students, its Junior College with many first-generation and low-income students, its open-admissions policy, its Corps of Cadets and ROTC program that can commission Army officers, its satellite campuses, and its online college for working adults and military families. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the Senate's praise for GMC and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the college as a formal gesture of recognition.

• Formally commends Georgia Military College on its 145th anniversary through a Senate resolution with no legal effect on state law.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Georgia Military College.
• Recites facts about GMC's history, programs, student demographics, and military training role as the basis for the commendation.

Georgia Military College, its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are the direct subjects of this resolution. It has no regulatory or financial effect on other Georgians, schools, or state agencies.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than practical weight: it does not create funding, rules, or requirements. Its main effect is a formal, public statement of recognition from the Georgia Senate toward Georgia Military College and its community.

• The preamble ('WHEREAS' clauses) recounts GMC's founding in 1879, its student demographics, and its academic and military programs.
• The resolved clause commends GMC on its 145th anniversary and extends best wishes for its future contributions to Milledgeville, Georgia, and the nation.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to GMC.

1. 2025-02-24Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-21Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)Primary sponsor
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)

• Georgia Military College
• military education
• Milledgeville
• higher education
• ROTC