--- title: HR 1517. Shores, Heather; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1517 cite_as: HR 1517, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1517 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1517.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1517/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73749 date: 2026-02-26 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. 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Shores, Heather; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend ## Text House Resolution 1517 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending Heather Shores, Darlington 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, Heather Shores has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in the teaching profession and her deep personal commitment to the education of the students of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Heather Shores has earned distinction for teaching excellence and has been honored as Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; and WHEREAS, in recognition of her 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 Heather Shores, Darlington 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 Heather Shores. ## 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 Heather Shores, Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher, for her contributions to education in the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Heather Shores, who was named Darlington High School's STAR Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. It does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial recognition of her work as an educator. The resolution states that quality education is a top priority for the General Assembly and praises Shores for her commitment to teaching and her students. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally commends Heather Shores for being named Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher. - Expresses the House of Representatives' best wishes for her continued success as an educator. - Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Heather Shores. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names Heather Shores, a teacher at Darlington High School. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with preparing a copy for her. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or policy effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it gives public, official recognition from the state legislature to an individual teacher's accomplishments in the classroom. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses state that quality education is a top objective of the General Assembly and recount Shores' recognition as STAR Teacher. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend Shores and wish her continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Shores. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-26) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-26) - Sponsors: Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73749 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1517.md?full=1