--- title: HR 2008. Hallett, Sierra; Family and Consumer Sciences Legislative Fellow for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2008 cite_as: HR 2008, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2008 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2008.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2008/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74583 date: 2026-03-27 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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Hallett, Sierra; Family and Consumer Sciences Legislative Fellow for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia ## Text House Resolution 2008 By: Representatives Evans of the 57th, Ali of the 106th, Buckner of the 137th, Burnough of the 77th, and Holland of the 54th A RESOLUTION Commending Sierra Hallett, a Family and Consumer Sciences Legislative Fellow for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program at the University of Georgia was founded in 1983; and WHEREAS, over 160 University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences students have participated in the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellows Program; and WHEREAS, the students selected for the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program represent some of the best and the brightest Family and Consumer Science students at the University of Georgia who share a genuine people-focused policy approach in the law making process and a potential commitment to public service; and WHEREAS, Sierra Hallett was raised in Indonesia and moved to the United States in 2023; and WHEREAS, she was selected to serve in the Office of Georgia State Representative Stacey Evans through the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program; and WHEREAS, Sierra Hallet has shown her leadership skills through earning a prestigious award for leadership speech from the University of Georgia's Student Government Association; and WHEREAS, Sierra Hallett has shown great initiative and acumen in her tracking of vital legislation pertinent to the constituents of House District 57, documenting insight and impressions from committee meetings, and researching District issue concerns; and WHEREAS, Sierra Hallett is one of the hardest working and most reliable interns in the Georgia State Capitol. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Sierra Hallett for her exemplary service during the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia and extend sincere best wishes for future 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 Sierra Hallett. ## 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 Sierra Hallett, a University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences student who served as a legislative fellow during the 2026 session. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Sierra Hallett, a University of Georgia student who took part in the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program. The resolution describes the program's history, dating to 1983, and notes that Hallett served in the office of Representative Stacey Evans during the 2026 regular session. The resolution praises Hallett's background, leadership, and work tracking legislation and researching issues for House District 57. It does not change any Georgia law. It simply directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Hallett as a keepsake recognizing her service. ### What it does - Formally commends Sierra Hallett for her service as a Family and Consumer Sciences Legislative Fellow during the 2026 session. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Hallett. - Recites the history of the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program at the University of Georgia, founded in 1983. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no regulatory or funding effect. ### Who it affects The resolution names Sierra Hallett and Representative Stacey Evans, in whose office Hallett served. It also references the University of Georgia's Family and Consumer Sciences program and the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program more broadly. ### Why it matters This resolution has no legal or policy effect on Georgians generally. It serves as a ceremonial record honoring an individual intern's service at the Georgia State Capitol, a common practice for the General Assembly to recognize constituents, staff, and program participants. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the Legislative Aide Leadership Fellow Program's founding in 1983 and its history of over 160 University of Georgia participants. - The whereas clauses recount Hallett's background, including moving from Indonesia in 2023 and her leadership award from the Student Government Association. - The resolving clause commends Hallett for her service during the 2026 regular session and wishes her future success. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Hallett. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-27) - Sponsors: Stacey Evans, Akbar Ali, Debbie Buckner, Rhonda Burnough, Betsy Holland - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74583 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2008.md?full=1