HR 1632: Clarke County School District; preserving the historic and significant West Broad Street School Campus; commend

This is a commemorative resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It honors the Clarke County School District for its work preserving the West Broad Street School Campus in Athens, a site tied to African American education dating back to 1891, including the Minor Street Building (built 1938, a Jim Crow-era school) and the Campbell Lane Building (built 1958, from the Equalization era). The resolution recognizes the district's rehabilitation work, done with Historic Athens and local community members, to adapt the buildings for classrooms, career training labs, heritage spaces, and outdoor areas. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the Clarke County School District as a formal record of the commendation.

• Formally commends the Clarke County School District for preserving and restoring the Minor Street and Campbell Lane Buildings on the West Broad Street School Campus.
• States the House of Representatives' recognition of the district's rehabilitation and adaptive reuse plans for classrooms, career labs, and community spaces.
• Acknowledges the district's collaboration with Historic Athens and local community members in the preservation effort.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the Clarke County School District.

The resolution directly names the Clarke County School District, the Athens community, and the historic preservation organization Historic Athens. It has no regulatory effect on other Georgians and creates no new obligations for any agency beyond the Clerk's distribution duty.

The resolution carries no legal force or funding, but it gives official state recognition to a local preservation project, which can raise public awareness of the campus's history and support ongoing community and fundraising efforts tied to the buildings' restoration.

• The whereas clauses describe the campus's history, including the 1891 founding, the 1938 Minor Street Building, and the 1958 Campbell Lane Building.
• The resolved clause formally commends the Clarke County School District for its preservation leadership on both buildings.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the school district.

1. 2026-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Spencer Frye (D, HD-122)Primary sponsor
• Eric Gisler (D, HD-121)
• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Michael Smith (D, HD-041)
• Doreen Carter (D, HD-093)

• historic preservation
• Clarke County schools
• Athens Georgia history
• African American education history