--- title: HR 1318. Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE); PAGE Day on Capitol Hill; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1318 cite_as: HR 1318, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1318 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1318.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1318/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73100 date: 2026-02-10 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/hr1317.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1319.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1318.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1318 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-10 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Chris Erwin - Rick Townsend - John Corbett - Holt Persinger - Matthew Gambill text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1318/2025 upstream_id: 2113602 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - education advocacy - teacher organizations - legislative recognition - Georgia House resolutions --- # HR 1318. Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE); PAGE Day on Capitol Hill; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1318 By: Representatives Erwin of the 32nd, Townsend of the 179th, Corbett of the 174th, Persinger of the 119th, and Gambill of the 15th A RESOLUTION Commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and recognizing PAGE Day on Capitol Hill; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest organization for professional educators with more than 94,500 members who are teachers, administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system in Georgia; and WHEREAS, PAGE was founded in the 1970s with the mission to make Georgia a better place for students to learn and for teachers to teach; and WHEREAS, the PAGE Foundation sponsors the Academic Bowl for middle grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for high school students, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program; and WHEREAS, PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of the Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across the state; and WHEREAS, PAGE provides legal protection and professional learning to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student achievement; and WHEREAS, PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and professional working relationship with legislative representatives across the state; and WHEREAS, on February 17, 2026, PAGE members and leaders will gather at the state capitol to meet with their local legislators. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for its advocacy and support of educators and education as well as recognize February 17, 2026, as PAGE Day on Capitol Hill. 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 the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE). ## 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 commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and recognizes February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day on Capitol Hill. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it formally praises the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), a statewide organization of more than 94,500 teachers, administrators, and school support staff, for its work supporting educators and education across Georgia. The resolution highlights PAGE's history since the 1970s, its foundation programs like the Academic Bowl, the Georgia Academic Decathlon, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition program, and its role in encouraging students to become teachers through Future Georgia Educators chapters. It designates February 17, 2026, the day PAGE members plan to visit the state capitol and meet with legislators, as PAGE Day on Capitol Hill, and directs the Clerk of the House to send PAGE a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for its advocacy and support of educators and education in Georgia. - Designates February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day on Capitol Hill, the date PAGE members plan to meet with legislators at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to PAGE. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, its more than 94,500 teacher, administrator, and support staff members, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to PAGE. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal force and changes no Georgia statute or funding. Its practical effect is symbolic: it gives PAGE and its members formal recognition from the House and marks their February 17, 2026 capitol visit with an official designation. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe PAGE's membership size, founding history, and programs such as the Academic Bowl, Georgia Academic Decathlon, and STAR program. - The first resolving clause has the House commend PAGE and recognize February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day on Capitol Hill. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available to PAGE. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-10) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-10) - Sponsors: Chris Erwin, Rick Townsend, John Corbett, Holt Persinger, Matthew Gambill - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73100 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1318.md?full=1