HR454: HR454 Help for Healthcare Professionals Inc.; HHCP Day at the state capitol; February 24, 2025; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Help for Healthcare Professionals Inc. (HHCP), a nonprofit that supports healthcare workers and first responders through education, mental health programs, and workforce development. The resolution lists HHCP's programs and achievements, such as reaching over 22,000 healthcare professionals and first responders across 20 counties in Georgia. The resolution formally commends HHCP for its contributions to Georgia's healthcare workforce and designates February 24, 2025, as HHCP Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to HHCP and its founder, Shelli-Ann McKenzie. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement; it is a symbolic honor.

• Commends Help for Healthcare Professionals Inc. for its work supporting Georgia's healthcare workforce.
• Designates February 24, 2025, as HHCP Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to HHCP and its founder.
• Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing obligation; it is a ceremonial recognition only.

This resolution mainly affects Help for Healthcare Professionals Inc., its founder Shelli-Ann McKenzie, and the healthcare professionals and first responders the nonprofit serves. It has no direct legal effect on the general public or other organizations.

The resolution has no regulatory or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to a nonprofit's work supporting healthcare workers, which can raise the organization's visibility and lend it public credibility.

• The whereas clauses describe HHCP's mission, programs, and reach, including support for over 22,000 healthcare professionals and first responders in 20 counties.
• The first resolving clause has the House of Representatives commend HHCP for its contributions to Georgia's healthcare workforce.
• The second resolving clause designates February 24, 2025, as HHCP Day at the state capitol.
• The final resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to HHCP and its founder, Shelli-Ann McKenzie.

1. 2025-02-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-28House Hopper (House)

• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)Primary sponsor
• Angie O'Steen (R, HD-169)
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Sandy Donatucci (R, HD-105)
• David Clark (R, HD-100)

• healthcare workforce
• state capitol recognition
• nonprofit organizations
• mental health support