--- title: HR 1265. Duncan, Dr. Gloria; outstanding public service with Clayton County Public Schools; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1265 cite_as: HR 1265, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1265 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1265.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1265/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72939 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/hr1264.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1266.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1265.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1265 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: - Rhonda Burnough - Eric Bell - Sandra Scott - Robert Flournoy - Mekyah McQueen text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1265/2025 upstream_id: 2109959 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Clayton County Public Schools - education honors - legislative commendation - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 1265. Duncan, Dr. Gloria; outstanding public service with Clayton County Public Schools; commend ## Text House Resolution 1265 By: Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Bell of the 75th, Scott of the 76th, Flournoy of the 74th, and McQueen of the 61st A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Dr. Gloria Duncan on her outstanding public service with Clayton County Public Schools; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Dr. Gloria Duncan has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her superlative service with Clayton County Public Schools; and WHEREAS, throughout her career she has held prestigious titles such as English teacher, English Department Chair, Instructional Lead Teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Interim Superintendent; and WHEREAS, she has also served as an Adjunct Graduate Education Instructor for Teacher Education at Mercer University and an Adjunct Graduate Education Instructor in Educational Leadership for the State University of West Georgia; and WHEREAS, she currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Professional Learning for the Clayton County Public School System; and WHEREAS, Dr. Duncan’s significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and WHEREAS, Dr. Duncan is the recipient of numerous awards including Teacher of the Year, the NAACP Image Award in Education, the Nikki J. Randall Servant Leadership Award, and Who's Who Among American Female Executives; and WHEREAS, in addition to her success with Clayton County Public Schools, Dr. Duncan is a radio talk show hostess, Director of the Miss Black America of Atlanta Pageant, and serves in leadership with numerous community organizations; and WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Dr. Gloria Duncan for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to Clayton County Public Schools and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness. 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. Gloria Duncan. ## 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. Gloria Duncan for her decades of service with Clayton County Public Schools, honoring her career from teacher to Assistant Superintendent. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Dr. Gloria Duncan for her long career with Clayton County Public Schools, where she has served as an English teacher, department chair, principal, interim superintendent, and currently Assistant Superintendent of Professional Learning. The resolution recounts her professional history, including teaching roles at Mercer University and the University of West Georgia, and lists awards she has received such as Teacher of the Year and the NAACP Image Award in Education. It directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Dr. Duncan as a keepsake honoring her achievements. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Dr. Gloria Duncan for her public service to Clayton County Public Schools. - Documents her career history, including roles as teacher, principal, and interim superintendent within the school system. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Dr. Duncan. - Extends the House's best wishes to her for continued health and happiness. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Dr. Gloria Duncan. It also reflects on Clayton County Public Schools, where she has worked throughout her career, and the House of Representatives, which adopts the resolution as an official record. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it does not change Georgia law, create programs, or affect other Georgians. Its practical impact is symbolic, giving Dr. Duncan formal public recognition from the state legislature for her career in education. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause states the House recognizes and commends Dr. Duncan for her service to Clayton County Public Schools. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Duncan. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-05) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-05) - Sponsors: Rhonda Burnough, Eric Bell, Sandra Scott, Robert Flournoy, Mekyah McQueen - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72939 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1265.md?full=1