--- title: HR 1937. Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1937 cite_as: HR 1937, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1937 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1937.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1937/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74485 date: 2026-03-25 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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Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend ## Text House Resolution 1937 By: Representatives Paris of the 142nd, Washburn of the 144th, Griffin of the 149th, Glaize of the 67th, Herring of the 145th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending Dr. Dan A. Sims; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Dr. Dan A. Sims currently serves as Superintendent of the Bibb County School District, where he draws upon his more than 30 years of dedicated service to public education in Georgia to advance student engagement, strengthen community partnerships, and promote academic growth; and WHEREAS, he began his educational career in the Fulton County School System, and after over two decades of school-level and district-level leadership, he joined the Atlanta Public School System as Associate Superintendent of Schools; and WHEREAS, during his six-year-long tenure, he supported principals, guided strategic planning efforts, participated in district-level budgeting, aligned departments and resources to improve school operations, and oversaw key organizational divisions; and WHEREAS, Dr. Sims has further contributed to educational improvement through consulting roles with the Barbados Ministry of Education, Birmingham City Schools, Yazoo City Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and the Tucson Unified School District; and WHEREAS, he has shown equal commitment to his community through leadership positions in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., where he was named National Brother of the Year, and through service on the boards of the Principals Center at Georgia State University, the Reigning Hope Foundation, the Macon Affordable Housing Commission, the National Youth Book Conference, and the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon; and WHEREAS, Dr. Sims has been recognized with numerous honors for his educational leadership and community service, including Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year awards, humanitarian recognitions from multiple civic organizations, the Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar distinction, and the W.E.B. DuBois Award for Excellence in Education; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished individual be appropriately honored for his many remarkable contributions on behalf of the youth of this state. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Dr. Dan A. Sims for his decades effective, efficient, and dedicated educational service as well as extended the most sincere best wishes for continued 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 Dr. Dan A. Sims. ## 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 Dr. Dan A. Sims, Superintendent of the Bibb County School District, for more than 30 years of service in public education. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Dr. Dan A. Sims, who currently serves as Superintendent of the Bibb County School District. The resolution recounts his career, which began in the Fulton County School System and included six years as Associate Superintendent of the Atlanta Public School System, as well as consulting work with school systems in Barbados, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Arizona. The resolution also notes his community involvement, including leadership in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and service on several nonprofit and civic boards in Macon. It formally commends him for his educational service and directs the Clerk of the House to provide him a copy of the resolution. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally commends Dr. Dan A. Sims for over 30 years of service in Georgia public education. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Dr. Sims. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, as is typical for a commendation resolution. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Dr. Dan A. Sims, Superintendent of the Bibb County School District. It has no broader legal effect on other individuals, school districts, or state agencies. ### Why it matters This resolution is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change. It does not alter school funding, staffing, or education law in Georgia; its practical effect is limited to formally recognizing one educator's career and community service. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses detail Dr. Sims's career history, including his roles in the Fulton County, Atlanta Public, and Bibb County school systems. - The resolved clause formally commends Dr. Sims for his decades of educational service and wishes him continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Sims. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-25) - Sponsors: Miriam Paris, Dale Washburn, Floyd Griffin, Lydia Glaize, Tangie Herring, Anissa Jones - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74485 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1937.md?full=1