SR374: SR374 Glover, Dr. Niyah; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate recognizing Dr. Niyah Glover, a member of the Fayetteville City Council and a licensed Mental Health Counselor, for winning the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. The award is given annually by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month to honor women whose leadership reflects that of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution describes Dr. Glover's work leading a city-wide Mental Health Initiative in Fayetteville, running monthly public webinars on mental health, and owning an Allied Health Institute. It does not change any Georgia law; it simply congratulates her and directs the Secretary of the Senate to give her a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates and commends Dr. Niyah Glover for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Dr. Glover.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes.

The resolution directly names Dr. Niyah Glover, a Fayetteville City Council member and mental health counselor. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and, indirectly, Fayetteville residents who benefit from her mental health initiatives.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it puts the Georgia Senate's formal recognition on record for Dr. Glover's local mental health advocacy work in Fayetteville.

• The resolving clause congratulates and commends Dr. Niyah Glover for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and wishes her continued success.
• A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Dr. Glover.
• The preamble ('whereas' clauses) describes the history of the award, named for former Representative Nikki T. Randall, and details Dr. Glover's mental health initiative and public webinars in Fayetteville.

1. 2025-03-11Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-03-10Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)Primary sponsor
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)

• mental health advocacy
• Fayetteville City Council
• Georgia Senate resolution
• Women's History Month award