HR 1776: Importance of National Board Certification in strengthening the teaching profession in the State of Georgia; commend

This is a resolution, not a law, so it does not change any Georgia statute or require anyone to do anything. It recognizes National Board Certification, a voluntary advanced credential for teachers issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and states that Georgia currently ranks 50th in the nation in the share of educators holding it. The resolution praises National Board Certified Teachers for their instructional skills and leadership, and expresses the House's view that Georgia should keep investing in mentoring, professional learning, and candidate support networks that help teachers earn the certification. It directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to the Georgia Teacher Leader Consortium National Board Network, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the Georgia Department of Education, and other education leaders.

• Formally commends teachers in Georgia who pursue and earn National Board Certification, a voluntary advanced teaching credential.
• States the House's recognition that investment in mentoring, professional learning, and candidate support networks for certification-seeking teachers matters.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to named education organizations and state education leaders.
• Creates no new statute, funding, mandate, or enforcement mechanism, since resolutions of this kind do not carry the force of law.

Georgia public school teachers, especially those pursuing or holding National Board Certification, the Georgia Department of Education, and organizations such as the Georgia Teacher Leader Consortium National Board Network and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, which would receive copies of the resolution.

The resolution carries symbolic weight rather than legal force. It signals House support for expanding National Board Certification among Georgia teachers and for funding programs that help them earn it, which could influence future budget or policy debates even though it changes nothing immediately.

• The preamble states that Georgia ranks 50th nationally in the percentage of educators holding National Board Certification.
• The first resolving clause commends National Board Certified Teachers and educators pursuing the certification.
• The second resolving clause recognizes the importance of sustained investment in mentoring, professional learning, and candidate support networks for certification seekers.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Georgia Teacher Leader Consortium National Board Network, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the Georgia Department of Education, and other state education leaders.

1. 2026-03-18House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-18House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-18House Hopper (House)

• Robert Dawson (D, HD-065)Primary sponsor
• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)
• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)
• Tangie Herring (D, HD-145)
• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)

• teacher certification
• education policy
• National Board Certification
• Georgia teacher workforce