HR 336: Shepherd Center; 50th anniversary; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Shepherd Center, a private nonprofit hospital in Atlanta that opened on August 18, 1975. The resolution recounts the hospital's mission of helping people with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological conditions rebuild their lives. It highlights the center's community contributions, including leading the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games Organizing Committee and founding the wheelchair division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race. The resolution formally commends the Shepherd Center on its 50th anniversary and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the center. It does not create any new law, funding, or requirement; it is purely a statement of recognition.

• Formally recognizes and commends the Shepherd Center for reaching its 50th anniversary of operation in Atlanta.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Shepherd Center.
• Creates no new statute, funding, or legal obligation; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives.

The resolution directly names the Shepherd Center, a nonprofit rehabilitation hospital in Atlanta, along with its patients, families, and staff. It has no legal effect on other individuals, agencies, or businesses in Georgia.

The resolution carries symbolic weight rather than legal or financial consequences. It publicly acknowledges the Shepherd Center's role in rehabilitation care and community initiatives like the 1996 Paralympic Games, but it does not change any Georgia law, provide funding, or impose new requirements on anyone.

• The resolution recites the Shepherd Center's founding date of August 18, 1975, and its mission to help people with disabilities rebuild their lives.
• It cites the center's community role, including leading the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games Organizing Committee and founding a wheelchair division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race.
• The resolving clause formally commends the Shepherd Center and extends best wishes for continued success.
• A further clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Shepherd Center.

1. 2025-02-20House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-20House Hopper (House)

• Inga Willis (D, HD-055)Primary sponsor
• Omari Crawford (D, HD-089)
• Tanya Miller (D, HD-062)

• Shepherd Center
• Atlanta hospitals
• rehabilitation care
• legislative recognition
• disability services