HR347: HR347 Georgia high schools; establish flag football programs for girls; urge

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it expresses the House of Representatives' view that Georgia high schools should establish flag football programs for girls. The resolution notes that flag football is a fast-growing sport nationwide, that it is low-contact with no height or weight restrictions, and that more than 100 colleges now offer varsity flag football for women. It states that expanding girls' flag football at the high school level would benefit both participants and their communities. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies for distribution to the public and the press, but it does not require any school or district to actually create a program.

• Urges, but does not require, all Georgia high schools to establish flag football programs for girls.
• States legislative findings about flag football's growth, safety profile, and inclusiveness for girls of all skill levels.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Creates no funding, mandate, or enforcement mechanism, since it is a resolution expressing the House's position rather than a change to Georgia law.

Georgia high schools and their athletic departments, girls interested in playing flag football, and school administrators who decide which sports programs to offer are the groups this resolution speaks to.

While the resolution carries no legal force, it signals support from the Georgia House of Representatives for expanding girls' athletic opportunities. Whether any school actually adds a flag football program remains a local decision, since the resolution creates no requirement or funding.

• The whereas clauses describe flag football as fast-growing, low-contact, and open to girls of all skill levels, with over 100 colleges now offering varsity programs.
• The resolved clause urges all Georgia high schools to establish a girls' flag football program to expand existing athletic opportunities.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press.

1. 2025-04-04House Passed/Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-04House Third Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-13House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
4. 2025-02-26House Second Readers (House)
5. 2025-02-24House First Readers (House)
6. 2025-02-21House Hopper (House)

• Brent Cox (R, HD-028)Primary sponsor
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• Demetrius Douglas (D, HD-078)
• Charles Cannon (R, HD-172)
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)

1. PassedHouse voteApril 4, 2025

   172 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 5 absent)

   Adopt: House Vote #426

• girls' sports
• high school athletics
• flag football
• school programs