HR 384: Ben Hill County School District; recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Ben Hill County School District as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build sustained partnerships to improve literacy. The resolution describes how the district worked with groups like Communities in Schools, local businesses, the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Chamber of Commerce, and Dorminy Medical Center to place site coordinators in schools, offer mentorship and counseling, and raise reading proficiency. The House formally congratulates the district and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the school district as a record of the honor.

• Congratulates and commends the Ben Hill County School District for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Recites the district's literacy partnerships with organizations such as Communities in Schools and local businesses in Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Ben Hill County School District.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it is a symbolic honor rather than a binding law.

The Ben Hill County School District and its community partners, including Communities in Schools, local civic organizations, and Fitzgerald-area businesses named in the resolution, receive formal recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives.

The resolution has no legal effect and changes no Georgia law or funding. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives the Ben Hill County School District and its literacy partners formal, public recognition from the state legislature for their community-based literacy work.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the Georgia Reads Community Award and the criteria for earning it, including sustained multi-organization partnerships of at least three years.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends the Ben Hill County School District for its literacy efforts.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the district.

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

• Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)Primary sponsor
• Leesa Hagan (R, HD-156)
• Noel Williams (R, HD-148)

• literacy programs
• Ben Hill County
• education
• legislative honors