HR382: HR382 Cobb Collaborative; recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend

This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Cobb Collaborative, a Cobb County organization, for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build lasting, multi-organization partnerships focused on improving literacy. The resolution describes Cobb Collaborative's role as the local contact for the Get Georgia Reading Campaign and lists its partners, including the Cobb County Public Library, Cobb Douglas Public Health, First Christian Church of Mableton, Marietta City Schools, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, and Smyrna Library. The House formally congratulates the group and directs the Clerk of the House to send it an official copy of the resolution as a keepsake.

• Congratulates and commends Cobb Collaborative for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award for literacy advancement work.
• States the House's recognition of Cobb Collaborative's partnerships with local libraries, health departments, schools, churches, and nonprofits.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Cobb Collaborative.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change.

Cobb Collaborative and its named partner organizations, including Cobb County Public Library, Cobb Douglas Public Health, First Christian Church of Mableton, Marietta City Schools, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, and Smyrna Library, along with the Clerk of the House of Representatives who must distribute the copy.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not create funding, programs, or requirements. Its practical impact is public recognition, giving Cobb Collaborative and its partners official acknowledgment from the Georgia House for their community literacy efforts.

• Whereas clauses describe the Georgia Council on Literacy's mission and the criteria for the Georgia Reads Community Award, including sustained partnerships of at least three years.
• Whereas clauses detail Cobb Collaborative's role in the Get Georgia Reading Campaign and its listed community partners.
• The resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Cobb Collaborative and other Georgia Reads Community Award recipients.
• A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Cobb Collaborative.

1. 2025-02-24House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-24House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Gabriel Sanchez (D, HD-042)Primary sponsor
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)
• Kimberly Alexander (D, HD-066)

• literacy
• Cobb County
• community organizations
• legislative commendation