SR396: SR396 Kinsaul, Rachel; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia Senate. It recognizes Rachel Kinsaul, an agricultural science teacher at Morgan County High School in Madison, Georgia, for being named a Milken Educator Award winner, an honor given to outstanding teachers nationwide. The resolution notes she was the sole Georgia recipient this year and helped open the Morgan Agricultural Learning Lab, which supports hands-on livestock education for students. The resolution also notes she is a top-10 finalist for the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year Award. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Kinsaul. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a formal statement of congratulations.

• Formally congratulates Rachel Kinsaul on behalf of the Georgia Senate for winning the Milken Educator Award.
• States she is Georgia's sole recipient of the award this year and a top-10 finalist for the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year Award.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Kinsaul.
• Creates no new law, funding, or requirement; it is a ceremonial statement only.

The resolution directly names Rachel Kinsaul, a teacher at Morgan County High School in Madison, Georgia. It also involves the Georgia Senate and the Secretary of the Senate, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution to her.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is symbolic: it publicly recognizes a Georgia teacher's national award and classroom contributions through an official state legislative record.

• The whereas clauses describe Kinsaul's role as an agricultural science teacher and her work opening the Morgan Agricultural Learning Lab.
• The resolution notes she is the only Georgia recipient of the Milken Educator Award this year and a finalist for the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year Award.
• The resolving clause formally congratulates Kinsaul and wishes her continued success.
• The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to Kinsaul for distribution.

1. 2025-03-18Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-03-13Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)Primary sponsor

• teacher recognition
• Milken Educator Award
• Georgia education
• agricultural education