HR 386: Black Child Development Institute; recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend

This resolution is a formal statement of praise from the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes the Black Child Development Institute as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build lasting partnerships to improve literacy. The resolution describes the Institute's Read to Succeed program, which helps families build home libraries of culturally responsive, age appropriate children's books, and highlights its partnerships with groups like the United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, and the Atlanta Speech School's Rollins Center for Language and Literacy. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the Institute. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement.

• Formally congratulates and commends the Black Child Development Institute for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Describes the Institute's Read to Succeed program, which helps families build home libraries for children from birth to age eight.
• Names the Institute's partner organizations, including the United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Atlanta Speech School's Rollins Center for Language and Literacy.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the Institute.

The resolution directly names the Black Child Development Institute and its literacy partners, including the United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students, and the Atlanta Speech School's Rollins Center for Language and Literacy.

The resolution carries no legal effect or funding; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical impact is limited to public recognition of the Institute's literacy work and a ceremonial copy delivered to the organization, rather than any change to Georgia law or state programs.

• The preamble explains the Georgia Reads Community Award, given to communities with multi-organization literacy partnerships sustained for at least three years.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend the Black Child Development Institute for its literacy efforts.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the Institute.

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
• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)

• literacy programs
• early childhood education
• legislative commendation
• community organizations