--- title: HR 245. Phillips, Aaliyah; Miss Cobb County 2025; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr245 cite_as: HR 245, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr245 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr245.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr245/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70229 date: 2025-02-11 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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Phillips, Aaliyah; Miss Cobb County 2025; commend ## Text House Resolution 245 By: Representatives Cummings of the 39th, Seabaugh of the 34th, Wilkerson of the 38th, McQueen of the 61st, Carson of the 46th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Aaliyah Phillips, Miss Cobb County 2025; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Aaliyah Phillips was crowned Miss Cobb County 2025 at the 66th annual Miss Cobb County Scholarship Competition in Marietta, Georgia, a title that recognizes her dedication to education, leadership, and community service; and WHEREAS, she will go on to compete for the title of Miss Georgia in June 2025, the winner of which will represent the State of Georgia in the Miss America Competition; and WHEREAS, the Miss Cobb County Scholarship Board additionally awarded her with a $10,000 cash scholarship to support her pursuit of a Doctor of Education in education policy as well as her ultimate goal of serving as the Secretary of the United States Department of Education; and WHEREAS, a 2024 magna cum laude graduate of Columbus State University, she earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education while maintaining consistent placement on the President's List and serving as a Student Government Association senator; and WHEREAS, she has further honed her leadership skills by serving as a communications intern for United States Senator Jon Ossoff, training at the Ron Clark Academy, and attending the Disney Dreamers Academy; and WHEREAS, Aaliyah is currently in her first year as a kindergarten teacher and has dedicated over 500 hours to community service, actively participating in local events as a vocalist, speaker, advocate, and volunteer; and WHEREAS, she further serves as the founder of SPREAD: Spreading Literacy Through Reading, an initiative focused on promoting literacy equality, through which she has partnered with organizations such as Girls, Inc.; United Way of Greater Atlanta; the Literacy Alliance; and Cobb Collaborative, Educating, Engaging and Empowering; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished young woman be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Aaliyah Phillips for winning the title of Miss Cobb County 2025, commend her for her outstanding service on behalf of the students of this state, and extend best wishes for success in future competition. 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 Aaliyah Phillips. ## 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 congratulates Aaliyah Phillips, a Marietta kindergarten teacher, for winning the title of Miss Cobb County 2025. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Aaliyah Phillips after she was crowned Miss Cobb County 2025 at the 66th annual Miss Cobb County Scholarship Competition. The resolution recounts her background, including her degree from Columbus State University, her work as a kindergarten teacher, her internship for U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, and her literacy nonprofit called SPREAD. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply has the House formally congratulate Phillips for her title, commend her community service, and wish her success as she competes for Miss Georgia in June 2025. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally congratulates Aaliyah Phillips for being crowned Miss Cobb County 2025. - Commends her community service and educational achievements on behalf of the House of Representatives. - Extends the House's best wishes for her upcoming competition for the title of Miss Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Phillips. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Aaliyah Phillips. It has no regulatory effect on the public; it mainly involves the House of Representatives and its Clerk, who is tasked with producing a copy of the resolution for her. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor rather than a law, so it does not change any rights, duties, or funding in Georgia. Its practical effect is limited to formal recognition of Phillips and a keepsake copy of the resolution provided to her. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites Phillips's background, including her Miss Cobb County win, her scholarship award, her education, and her literacy initiative SPREAD. - The resolving clause has the House congratulate and commend Phillips and wish her success in future competition. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Phillips. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-11) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-11) - Sponsors: Terry Cummings, Devan Seabaugh, David Wilkerson, Mekyah McQueen, John Carson, Sharon Cooper - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70229 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr245.md?full=1