--- title: HR 389. Charlton County Board of Education; recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr389 cite_as: HR 389, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr389 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr389.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr389/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70771 date: 2025-02-24 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. 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Charlton County Board of Education; recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend ## Text House Resolution 389 By: Representatives Corbett of the 174th and Erwin of the 32nd A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending the Charlton County Board of Education, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia Council on Literacy is dedicated to improving literacy from birth through adulthood and recognizes that communities play a critical role in addressing low literacy rates; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Reads Community Award was established to recognize communities across Georgia that have formed partnerships of two or more organizations, sustained for at least three years, with a strategic plan and measurable results in literacy improvement; and WHEREAS, the Charlton County Board of Education is a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award for its efforts in creating a common "literacy-based solution-focused mindset" to impact student achievement; and WHEREAS, its mission has been and will continue to be to share the importance of "Loving Literacy for Life" with Charlton families and their children; and WHEREAS, this work includes partnerships between the Charlton County School District, L4GA program manager Julie Morrill, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations; and WHEREAS, these initiatives have led to measurable improvements in reading proficiency, ensuring greater opportunities for success in education and career development; and WHEREAS, the dedication and hard work of the Charlton County Board of Education and its partners serve as an inspiration to others, demonstrating the power of community-driven solutions to address literacy challenges. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend the Georgia Reads Community Award recipients, particularly the Charlton County Board of Education, for their exemplary service and unwavering commitment to improving literacy in their communities. 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 the Charlton County Board of Education. ## 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 formally congratulates the Charlton County Board of Education for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award for its work advancing literacy in the community. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Charlton County Board of Education. The board received the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build sustained partnerships to improve literacy. The resolution describes the board's partnerships with the Charlton County School District, the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations. It credits these efforts with measurable improvements in reading proficiency. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the Charlton County Board of Education as a formal record of recognition. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends the Charlton County Board of Education for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award. - Recites the board's literacy partnerships with local schools, the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and over 40 businesses and organizations. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Charlton County Board of Education. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of recognition. ### Who it affects The Charlton County Board of Education and its literacy partners, including the Charlton County School District, the L4GA program, and Ferst Readers of Charlton County, are the direct subjects of this honorary resolution. It has no legal effect on any other Georgians. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequence, but it gives official public recognition from the Georgia House to a local school board's literacy efforts, which may raise the profile of the program and its community partners. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble explains the Georgia Reads Community Award and its criteria: partnerships of two or more organizations sustained for at least three years with measurable literacy results. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend the Charlton County Board of Education and other award recipients. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Charlton County Board of Education. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-24) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-24) - Sponsors: John Corbett, Chris Erwin - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70771 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr389.md?full=1