HR621: HR621 Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club; 60th Cotillion; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club, founded in 1963 by six students at Augustus R. Johnson Junior High School with their science teacher, Mrs. Rosa Tarver Beard. The resolution recounts the club's history, including its first Cotillion in 1965, its formal naming and traditions in the 1970s, its growth through the 1980s and 1990s, and its incorporation in 2013 on Mrs. Beard's birthday. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply has the House of Representatives recognize and commend the club on its 60th Cotillion and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the club.

• Formally recognizes and commends the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club on its 60th Cotillion.
• Extends the House of Representatives' best wishes to the club for continued success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the club.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is purely a ceremonial statement.

The resolution directly names the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club, based in Augusta, and its leadership, including CEO Reverend Cheryl Beard. It has no legal effect on any other group of Georgians.

The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians. Its significance is symbolic: it places an official House commendation on record honoring a long-running Augusta community organization and its founder, Mrs. Rosa Tarver Beard.

• The whereas clauses recount the club's 1963 founding and its founder Mrs. Rosa Tarver Beard's 41-year education career in Augusta.
• The whereas clauses describe the first Cotillion in 1965 and the club's formal naming and traditions adopted in the 1970s.
• The resolving clause has the House recognize and commend the club on its 60th Cotillion and wish it continued success.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the club.

1. 2025-03-18House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-18House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-18House Hopper (House)

• Karlton Howard (D, HD-129)Primary sponsor
• Lynn Heffner (D, HD-130)
• Brian Prince (D, HD-132)
• L.C. Myles (D, HD-126)

• Augusta community organizations
• ceremonial resolutions
• Georgia House of Representatives
• civic recognition