HR525: HR525 Crew, Community Supervision Officer John; Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Officer of the Year; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes Community Supervision Officer John Crew, who has served the state for 24 years, for being named the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Officer of the Year. The resolution recounts the department's founding in 2015 and praises Officer Crew's dedication to public safety and to helping the people he supervises succeed. It does not change any Georgia law; it simply directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Officer Crew.

• Formally recognizes and commends Community Supervision Officer John Crew for being named 2024 Officer of the Year by the Department of Community Supervision.
• States that the House extends best wishes to Officer Crew for continued success in his career.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Officer Crew.
• Creates no new laws, funding, or penalties, serving only as a ceremonial statement from the House.

This resolution directly names and honors Community Supervision Officer John Crew and references the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, the state agency that oversees people on probation and parole.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical impact is symbolic: it gives official, public recognition from the state legislature to a specific state employee for his work supervising people on probation or parole.

• Recites the founding of the Georgia Department of Community Supervision on July 1, 2015 through House Bill 310.
• Describes Officer Crew's 24 years of service and his embodiment of the department's stated values.
• Resolves that the House commends Officer Crew for being named 2024 Officer of the Year and wishes him continued success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Officer Crew.

1. 2025-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Rick Townsend (R, HD-179)Primary sponsor
• Buddy DeLoach (R, HD-167)
• Steven Sainz (R, HD-180)
• Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)

• Department of Community Supervision
• probation and parole officers
• legislative commendation