HR581: HR581 Cherokee County 911 Foundation Day; April 14, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives designates April 14, 2025, as Cherokee County 911 Foundation Day. It honors the Cherokee County 911 Foundation, a nonprofit launched in April 2024 that supports the Cherokee County E 9-1-1 Center, the dispatch point for law enforcement, fire, emergency management, and Reinhardt University in Cherokee County, Georgia. The resolution notes the foundation is described as the only public safety 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Georgia focused solely on 911 operations, and that it funds programs like an emergency fund for dispatch employees, mental and physical health support, training, and a Community Outreach Unit. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the public and press. It does not create any new law, funding, or requirement.

• Formally recognizes April 14, 2025, as Cherokee County 911 Foundation Day through a House resolution.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Creates no new statute, funding, or legal obligation; it is a symbolic honor rather than a change to Georgia law.

The Cherokee County 911 Foundation and its Board of Directors, employees of the Cherokee County E 9-1-1 Center, and residents of Cherokee County, Georgia who rely on emergency dispatch services, including Reinhardt University's campus.

The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians statewide. Its practical impact is limited to public recognition for the Cherokee County 911 Foundation and its work supporting emergency dispatchers in Cherokee County.

• Recites the foundation's founding on April 14, 2024, and its mission to support the Cherokee County E 9-1-1 Center.
• States the foundation is the only public safety 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Georgia focused solely on 911 operations.
• Resolves that the House of Representatives recognizes April 14, 2025, as Cherokee County 911 Foundation Day.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the public and the press.

1. 2025-03-11House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-11House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-11House Hopper (House)

• Charlice Byrd (R, HD-020)Primary sponsor
• Jordan Ridley (R, HD-022)

• 911 emergency services
• Cherokee County
• commemorative day
• public safety