HR 423: Hunter, Ernestine; commend

This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Ernestine Hunter as she turns 100 years old. It recounts her 42 year career as a teacher, which began in 1942 when she was 17 and taught alone in a one room schoolhouse for children ages 5 to 17 in Effingham County. The resolution notes she taught Black students at a time when local high school education was hard to reach, and that she worked at schools including Union Springs, Clyo, and Marlow Elementary School, where she retired in 1984. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it formally congratulates Hunter and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her.

• Formally congratulates Ernestine Hunter on turning 100 years old and recounts her 42 year teaching career in Effingham County.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Hunter.
• Creates no new law, funding, or penalty since it is a ceremonial commendation resolution.

The resolution directly names and honors Ernestine Hunter, a retired Effingham County teacher. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with preparing a copy of the resolution for her.

The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians; it is a formal, symbolic honor. Its significance is personal and civic, recognizing a longtime educator's decades of service to students in Effingham County as she reaches her 100th birthday.

• The whereas clauses describe Hunter's 42 year teaching career, starting in 1942 in a one room schoolhouse and ending at Marlow Elementary School in 1984.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate Hunter on her 100th birthday and wish her continued health and happiness.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Hunter.

1. 2025-02-26House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-26House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)Primary sponsor
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)

• commendation resolution
• education history
• Effingham County
• Georgia centenarians