--- title: HR 1816. Turner, Tatum; Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Student; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1816 cite_as: HR 1816, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1816 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1816.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1816/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74297 date: 2026-03-19 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1815.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1817.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1816.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1816 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-19 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matthew Gambill text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1816/2025 upstream_id: 2136414 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Student award - Excel Christian Academy - education recognition - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 1816. Turner, Tatum; Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Student; commend ## Text House Resolution 1816 By: Representative Gambill of the 15th A RESOLUTION Commending Tatum Turner, Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Student; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, a gifted student at Excel Christian Academy, Tatum Turner has been recognized for her superlative achievement and selected as Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Student; and WHEREAS, to be selected as a STAR Student, a student must have obtained the highest score in one administration of the three-part Scholastic Aptitude Test and be in the top 10 percent or top ten students of his or her class; and WHEREAS, each school has one STAR Student who in turn has the opportunity to choose a STAR Teacher who has been inspiring and encouraging throughout that student's high school career; and WHEREAS, educator Katherine Jones was chosen by Tatum as Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Teacher for the great support and guidance provided to her throughout the years; and WHEREAS, Tatum has personified the selfless dedication, mental agility, verbal adroitness, and personal maturity necessary for superlative academic performance; and WHEREAS, a proper quality education for the young people of this state is the single most important objective of the General Assembly, and Tatum has shown by academic accomplishment that the pursuit and attainment of scholastic success are within the reach of the students in this state; and WHEREAS, the State of Georgia looks with great anticipation toward the future of this bright and promising young citizen. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body heartily commend Tatum Turner for being named Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Student and express their most sincere best wishes for continued academic 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 Tatum Turner. ## 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 formally commends Tatum Turner, a student at Excel Christian Academy, for being named the school's 2026 STAR Student. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Tatum Turner, a student at Excel Christian Academy, for being selected as the school's 2026 STAR Student. The STAR Student program recognizes the student in each school who earned the highest score on a single administration of the three part Scholastic Aptitude Test and ranks in the top 10 percent or top ten students of the graduating class. The resolution also notes that Turner chose teacher Katherine Jones as the school's 2026 STAR Teacher, an honor STAR Students give to an educator who supported them. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the House's congratulations and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for Turner. ### What it does - Formally commends Tatum Turner for being named Excel Christian Academy's 2026 STAR Student. - Recognizes that Turner met the STAR Student criteria of the highest SAT score in one test administration and top class ranking. - Notes that Turner selected Katherine Jones as the school's 2026 STAR Teacher for her support and guidance. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Turner. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Tatum Turner, a student at Excel Christian Academy, and teacher Katherine Jones. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare a copy for distribution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a formal, symbolic honor. Its practical significance is limited to public recognition for the student and teacher named, and a commemorative copy of the document for Turner. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses explain the STAR Student criteria: highest score on one administration of the three part SAT and top 10 percent or top ten class ranking. - The resolved clause has the House commend Tatum Turner and wish her continued academic success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Turner. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-19) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-19) - Sponsors: Matthew Gambill - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74297 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1816.md?full=1