--- title: HR 1499. Little, David; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1499 cite_as: HR 1499, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1499 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1499.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1499/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73689 date: 2026-02-25 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/hr1498.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1500.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1499.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1499 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-25 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Katie Dempsey - Eddie Lumsden - Matt Barton text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1499/2025 upstream_id: 2124802 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Teacher award - teacher recognition - Armuchee High School - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 1499. Little, David; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend ## Text House Resolution 1499 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending David Little, Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; 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, David Little has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in the teaching profession and his deep personal commitment to the education of the students of Georgia; and WHEREAS, David Little has earned distinction for teaching excellence and has been honored as Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; and WHEREAS, in recognition of his contributions to the education and welfare of young people in this state, 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 David Little, Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher, 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 David Little. ## 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 David Little, Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher, for his contributions to education in the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes David Little, a teacher at Armuchee High School, who was named the school's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher, an award given for teaching excellence. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It states the House's praise for Little's commitment to educating Georgia students and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare an official copy of the resolution to give to him. ### What it does - Formally commends David Little for being named Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher. - Expresses the House of Representatives' well wishes for Little's continued success as an educator. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Little. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors David Little, a teacher at Armuchee High School. It has no legal effect on other teachers, schools, or Georgia residents generally. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to a local teacher's achievement, which he can keep as a formal record of the honor. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites that David Little was named Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher for teaching excellence. - The House resolves to commend Little and wish him continued success. - The Clerk of the House is directed to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Little. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-25) - Sponsors: Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73689 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1499.md?full=1