HR 382: Cobb Collaborative; recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Cobb Collaborative, an organization that received the Georgia Reads Community Award from the Georgia Council on Literacy. The award recognizes communities that have built lasting partnerships of two or more organizations, sustained for at least three years, aimed at improving literacy with a strategic plan and measurable results. The resolution describes how Cobb Collaborative acts as the local contact for the statewide Get Georgia Reading Campaign and has partnered with groups including Cobb County Public Library, Cobb Douglas Public Health, Marietta City Schools, and the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning to expand literacy resources. The House formally congratulates the group and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to Cobb Collaborative as a keepsake. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement.

• Formally congratulates and commends Cobb Collaborative for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Recognizes Cobb Collaborative's role as the local point of contact for the statewide Get Georgia Reading Campaign.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Cobb Collaborative.
• Creates no new law, funding, or legal obligation, since it is a ceremonial honorary resolution.

The resolution directly names and honors Cobb Collaborative and its partner organizations, including Cobb County Public Library, Cobb Douglas Public Health, Marietta City Schools, First Christian Church of Mableton, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, and Smyrna Library.

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it is a symbolic recognition. Its practical impact is limited to publicly acknowledging a Cobb County literacy partnership and providing the organization an official document recognizing its community work.

• The whereas clauses describe the Georgia Reads Community Award and the criteria of sustained multi-organization partnerships with measurable literacy results.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend Cobb Collaborative and other award recipients.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Cobb Collaborative.

1. 2025-02-24House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-24House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Gabriel Sanchez (D, HD-042)Primary sponsor
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)
• Kimberly Alexander (D, HD-066)

• literacy
• Cobb County
• education
• community awards