HR 154: Morehouse School of Medicine; 50th anniversary; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution, not a change to Georgia law. It recounts the history of Morehouse School of Medicine, from a 1969 proposal by Dr. Louis Brown through its founding as a two-year medical sciences program in 1978, its incorporation in 1980, independence in 1981, and full four-year medical school status in 1985. The resolution notes that the school has graduated 3,283 students, including 1,867 physicians, with about 60 percent of MD graduates who finished residency now practicing in Georgia. The House formally commends the school on its anniversary and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to Morehouse School of Medicine.

• Formally commends Morehouse School of Medicine on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• Recites the school's founding history, from its 1969 proposal through becoming a four-year medical school in 1985.
• States graduation and workforce figures, including that about 60 percent of MD graduates who completed residency practice in Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to Morehouse School of Medicine.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or program; it is a commendation only.

Morehouse School of Medicine, its faculty, students, and alumni are the direct subject of this resolution. It has no legal or regulatory effect on other institutions, agencies, or individuals in Georgia.

The resolution has no binding legal effect and changes no Georgia law or funding. Its practical impact is symbolic: it places the General Assembly's recognition of the school's 50-year history and contribution to Georgia's physician workforce into the official record.

• The whereas clauses trace the school's history from a 1969 proposal to its 1985 establishment as a four-year medical school.
• The resolution cites a 1977 state operating grant of $1 million that supported the program's early operations at Morehouse College.
• The operative resolving clause commends the school on its 50th anniversary but creates no ongoing obligation or funding.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the school.

1. 2025-02-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-04House Hopper (House)

• Butch Parrish (R, HD-158)Primary sponsor
• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)
• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)
• Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
• Darlene Taylor (R, HD-173)

• Morehouse School of Medicine
• medical education
• Georgia healthcare workforce
• legislative commendation