HR424: HR424 Executive Function Day at the state capitol; March 26, 2025; recognize

This resolution does not change any law. It formally recognizes March 26, 2025, as Executive Function Day at the Georgia state capitol, timed to coincide with National Brain Awareness Month. The resolution's preamble explains that executive function, an umbrella term for cognitive processes like self-regulation, working memory, and time management, is considered foundational to reading comprehension and personalized learning. It states that explicitly teaching these skills can build self-awareness and self-esteem in students. The operative part of the resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to members of the State Board of Education, the public, and the press. It creates no funding, program, or legal requirement.

• Designates March 26, 2025, as Executive Function Day at the Georgia state capitol, coinciding with National Brain Awareness Month.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the State Board of Education, the public, and the press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or program; it is a symbolic recognition only.

The resolution primarily concerns the Georgia House of Representatives, the State Board of Education, and, more broadly, Georgia students and educators interested in executive function skills and personalized learning approaches.

Because this is a symbolic resolution rather than a law, it does not require schools to change curricula or fund any new programs. Its main practical effect is raising public and legislative attention to executive function skills in education through official recognition and distribution to the State Board of Education.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) describes executive function as a foundation for personalized learning, reading comprehension, and lifelong learning skills.
• The first resolving clause recognizes March 26, 2025, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol during National Brain Awareness Month.
• The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the State Board of Education, the public, and the press.

1. 2025-02-26House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-26House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Lisa Campbell (D, HD-035)Primary sponsor
• Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• Karen Lupton (D, HD-083)
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• Bethany Ballard (R, HD-147)

• education
• student learning
• state capitol recognition
• cognitive science