--- title: HR 1258. Thomas, Dr. Latoya; Douglas County School System 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1258 cite_as: HR 1258, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1258 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1258.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1258/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72932 date: 2026-02-05 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1257.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1259.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1258.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1258 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-05 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Sylvia Baker - Mekyah McQueen - Kimberly Alexander - Kimberly New - Bryce Berry text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1258/2025 upstream_id: 2109985 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - teacher recognition - Douglas County schools - education honors --- # HR 1258. Thomas, Dr. Latoya; Douglas County School System 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year; commend ## Text House Resolution 1258 By: Representatives Baker of the 64th, McQueen of the 61st, Alexander of the 66th, New of the 40th, and Berry of the 56th A RESOLUTION Commending Dr. Latoya Thomas, the Douglas County School System 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, a proper quality education for the young people of this state is the single most important objective of the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, nothing is more vital to the future of our state than the education of our young people, and Dr. Latoya Thomas exemplifies the selfless dedication that is characteristic of our finest teachers; and WHEREAS, Dr. Latoya Thomas is a highly praised Information Technology teacher at Manchester High School, tirelessly directing an extraordinary amount of time and talent toward guiding students to a brighter future; and WHEREAS, Dr. Latoya Thomas has earned distinction and numerous awards for teaching excellence as a result of her dedication to her students and her profession and has been honored as the Douglas County School System 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year, the 2024 Georgia Business Education Association Teacher of the Year, and the 2021 FBLA New Teacher of the Year; and WHEREAS, in recognition of such remarkable contributions to the education and welfare of Georgia's students, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the extraordinary accomplishments and academic achievements of this outstanding educator. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Dr. Latoya Thomas, the Douglas County School System 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year, and express their most sincere best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dr. Latoya Thomas. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends Dr. Latoya Thomas, an Information Technology teacher at Manchester High School, for being named the Douglas County School System's 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to any law. It recognizes Dr. Latoya Thomas, an Information Technology teacher at Manchester High School in the Douglas County School System, for being named the district's 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year. The resolution also notes her earlier honors, including the 2024 Georgia Business Education Association Teacher of the Year and the 2021 FBLA New Teacher of the Year. The resolution states the House's intent to commend her achievements and wish her continued success. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Dr. Thomas as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Formally commends Dr. Latoya Thomas on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives for being named Douglas County's 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year. - Recites her prior awards, including the 2024 Georgia Business Education Association Teacher of the Year and 2021 FBLA New Teacher of the Year honors. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Dr. Thomas. - Creates no new law, funding, or requirement; it is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Dr. Latoya Thomas, a teacher at Manchester High School in the Douglas County School System. It has no legal effect on other teachers, schools, or the public since it is a commendation rather than binding legislation. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical effect on Georgia law, schools, or funding. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to an individual teacher's achievements and provides her with a formal keepsake document from the legislature. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites Dr. Thomas's professional background and awards as findings in a series of 'whereas' clauses. - The operative resolving clause commends Dr. Thomas and expresses the House's best wishes for her continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Thomas. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-05) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-05) - Sponsors: Sylvia Baker, Mekyah McQueen, Kimberly Alexander, Kimberly New, Bryce Berry - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72932 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1258.md?full=1