HR605: HR605 Brown, Kornisha McGill; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Kornisha McGill Brown, a Columbus, Georgia resident and educator, for receiving 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 recognize women who exemplify the leadership of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution recounts Brown's background, including her role as immediate past national president of Jack and Jill of America, her memberships in several civic and service organizations, her education at Spelman College and the University of Georgia, and past recognitions from a U.S. Senator and the Biden-Harris Administration. It closes by directing the Clerk of the House to provide her with a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates and commends Kornisha McGill Brown for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award.
• Extends the House's best wishes for her continued success in her community and professional work.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Brown.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendatory resolution rather than a bill amending the Georgia Code.

The resolution directly names and honors Kornisha McGill Brown of Columbus, Georgia. It has no legal effect on the public generally; it also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and the Clerk of the House, who is tasked with distributing the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians; it is a symbolic honor. Its significance is limited to publicly recognizing one individual's community service and providing her an official memento from the Georgia House of Representatives.

• The whereas clauses describe Kornisha McGill Brown's career as an educator, her leadership roles in Jack and Jill of America, The Links, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and her board service with several youth-focused organizations.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends Brown for receiving the award and wishes her continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make an official copy of the resolution available for distribution to Brown.

1. 2025-03-13House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-13House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-13House Hopper (House)

• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)Primary sponsor
• Dar'shun Kendrick (D, HD-095)

• Georgia House resolution
• Yellow Rose award
• Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award
• Columbus Georgia
• Women's Legislative Caucus