HR390: HR390 Lamar County School System; recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend

This is a commemorative resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it recognizes the Lamar County School System as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build sustained partnerships to improve literacy. The resolution describes how the Lamar County School System partnered with groups such as the City of Barnesville, the Barnesville-Lamar County Library, Milner Library, Ferst Readers of Lamar County, the E.P. Roberts Community Center, local daycare centers, and the Lamar County Health Department to boost literacy engagement. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the school system as a formal record of the House's recognition.

• Formally congratulates and commends the Lamar County School System for winning the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• States the House's recognition of the school system's partnerships with local organizations to improve literacy.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the Lamar County School System.
• Creates no new law, funding, or legal requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of praise.

The Lamar County School System and its literacy partners, including the City of Barnesville, local libraries, Ferst Readers of Lamar County, the E.P. Roberts Community Center, local daycare centers, and the Lamar County Health Department, are named and honored by this resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but serves as an official, public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of a local school system's literacy efforts, which can boost community recognition and morale for the partners involved.

• Describes the purpose of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given to communities with sustained literacy partnerships of at least three years.
• Lists the specific organizations that partnered with the Lamar County School System on literacy initiatives.
• Resolves that the House congratulates and commends the Lamar County School System and other Georgia Reads Community Award winners.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Lamar County School System.

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• Beth Camp (R, HD-135)Primary sponsor
• Robert Dickey (R, HD-134)
• Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)

• literacy
• Lamar County
• education awards
• school partnerships