--- title: HR 285. Brashear, Ms. Rhea; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr285 cite_as: HR 285, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr285 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr285.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr285/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70455 date: 2025-02-18 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/hr284.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr286.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr285.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 285 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-18 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Charles Martin - Darlene Taylor text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR285/2025 upstream_id: 1974435 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - adult education - technical colleges - legislative commendation - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 285. Brashear, Ms. Rhea; commend ## Text House Resolution 285 By: Representatives Martin of the 49th and Taylor of the 173rd A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Ms. Rhea Brashear; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Ms. Rhea Brashear has been selected to compete for the honor of becoming the state recipient of the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year award; and WHEREAS, with this award, Ms. Brashear has earned the distinction of being named the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year; and WHEREAS, Ms. Brashear, an instructor for the adult education program at Southern Regional Technical College, has exemplified excellence in instructional knowledge and practices; and WHEREAS, in recognition of such, Ms. Brashear was selected from an elite group of Georgia technical college adult education instructors who have each demonstrated innovative teaching practices and exceptional leadership skills at their respective institutions; and WHEREAS, through dedication and professionalism, Ms. Brashear has brought honor to herself, her family, Southern Regional Technical College, and the entire Technical College System of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Ms. Rhea Brashear for her outstanding achievements and her efforts to promote adult and technical education in Georgia as well as extend 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 Ms. Rhea Brashear. ## 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 honors Rhea Brashear, an adult education instructor at Southern Regional Technical College, for being named the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a bill that changes state law. It recognizes Rhea Brashear, who teaches in the adult education program at Southern Regional Technical College, for winning the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year award. The resolution states that Brashear was chosen from a competitive group of instructors across the state's technical college system for demonstrating strong teaching practices and leadership. The House formally congratulates and commends her, wishes her continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Rhea Brashear for being named the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year. - States the basis for the honor: her selection from a competitive group of technical college adult education instructors statewide. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Brashear. - Creates no new law, funding, or requirement, since it is a commendation resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Rhea Brashear, an adult education instructor at Southern Regional Technical College, and references the Technical College System of Georgia, which administers the award she received. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its practical impact is limited to formally recognizing Brashear's achievement in the official record of the Georgia House and providing her a keepsake copy of that recognition. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Brashear's selection as a finalist and eventual winner of the 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year award from the Technical College System of Georgia. - The resolved clause has the House congratulate and commend Brashear and wish her continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Brashear. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-18) - Sponsors: Charles Martin, Darlene Taylor - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70455 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr285.md?full=1