--- title: HR 179. Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE); 50th anniversary; PAGE Day at the state capitol; February 18, 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr179 cite_as: HR 179, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr179 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr179.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr179/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69992 date: 2025-02-05 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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Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE); 50th anniversary; PAGE Day at the state capitol; February 18, 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 179 By: Representatives Erwin of the 32nd, Townsend of the 179th, Barton of the 5th, Ballard of the 147th, and Gambill of the 15th A RESOLUTION Commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) on its 50th anniversary and recognizing February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest organization for professional educators with more than 93,000 members who are teachers, administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system in Georgia; and WHEREAS, PAGE was founded in 1975 with the mission to make Georgia a better place for students to learn and for teachers to teach, and 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of its founding; and WHEREAS, the PAGE Foundation sponsors the Academic Bowl for middle grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for high school students, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program; and WHEREAS, PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of the Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across the state; and WHEREAS, PAGE provides legal protection and professional learning to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student achievement; and WHEREAS, PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and professional working relationship with legislative representatives across the state; and WHEREAS, this year marks PAGE's 50th anniversary of continual service and advocacy for public educators and public education in Georgia; and WHEREAS, on February 18, 2025, PAGE members and leaders will gather at the state capitol to meet with their local legislators. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for 50 years of advocacy and its support of educators and education as well as recognize February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol. 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 the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE). ## 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 the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for its 50th anniversary and designates February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), the state's largest professional educator organization with more than 93,000 members, on the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1975. It highlights PAGE's programs, including the Academic Bowl, the Georgia Academic Decathlon, the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program, and Future Georgia Educators chapters in schools. The resolution formally recognizes February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol, when PAGE members plan to meet with their local legislators. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to PAGE. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition. ### What it does - Commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for 50 years of advocacy supporting educators and public education in Georgia. - Officially recognizes February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to PAGE. - Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties; it is a ceremonial commendation rather than a change to Georgia law. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, its more than 93,000 members (teachers, administrators, and support personnel across Georgia school systems), and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on schools or educators but gives formal recognition to PAGE's 50-year history and its February 18 capitol visit, which may raise the organization's visibility with lawmakers during that legislative day. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe PAGE's founding in 1975, its 93,000-plus membership, and programs such as the Academic Bowl, Georgia Academic Decathlon, and STAR program. - The resolving clause has the House commend PAGE for 50 years of advocacy and recognize February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to PAGE. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-05) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-05) - Sponsors: Chris Erwin, Rick Townsend, Matt Barton, Bethany Ballard, Matthew Gambill - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69992 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr179.md?full=1