--- title: HR 446. Holmes, Charvez; Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr446 cite_as: HR 446, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr446 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr446.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr446/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71000 date: 2025-02-27 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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Holmes, Charvez; Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year; commend ## Text House Resolution 446 By: Representatives Dickey of the 134th, Stinson of the 150th, and Ballard of the 147th A RESOLUTION Commending Charvez Holmes, Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, nothing is more vital to the future of our state than the education of our young people, and Charvez Holmes exemplifies the selfless dedication that is characteristic of our finest teachers; and WHEREAS, Charvez Holmes is a highly praised eighth grade physical science, social studies, and gifted program teacher at Fort Valley Middle School, tirelessly directing an extraordinary amount of time and talent toward guiding students to a brighter future; and WHEREAS, she has earned distinction for teaching excellence as a result of her dedication to her students and her profession and has been honored as Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year; and WHEREAS, as the 2025 Peach County Teacher of the Year, Charvez Holmes will represent the district at the state level for Georgia's 2025 Teacher of the Year competition; and WHEREAS, in recognition of such remarkable contributions to the education and welfare of Georgia's students, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the extraordinary accomplishments and academic achievements of this outstanding educator. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Charvez Holmes, Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year, and express their most sincere best wishes for continued success. 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 Charvez Holmes. ## 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 commends Charvez Holmes, an eighth grade teacher at Fort Valley Middle School, for being named Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Charvez Holmes, an eighth grade physical science, social studies, and gifted program teacher at Fort Valley Middle School in Peach County. It recognizes her selection as Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year and notes that she will go on to represent the district in Georgia's statewide 2025 Teacher of the Year competition. The resolution does not change any law. It states the House's commendation of Holmes and its best wishes for her continued success, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her. ### What it does - Formally commends Charvez Holmes for being named Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year. - States the House's recognition of her work as an eighth grade teacher at Fort Valley Middle School. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Holmes. - Expresses the House's best wishes for her continued success, including as Peach County's representative in the statewide teacher of the year competition. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Charvez Holmes, a Fort Valley Middle School teacher in Peach County. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare a copy for distribution to her. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a ceremonial gesture. Its practical significance is limited to formally recognizing Holmes's achievement and providing her a keepsake copy of the House's commendation. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Holmes's role as an eighth grade physical science, social studies, and gifted program teacher at Fort Valley Middle School. - The whereas clauses note her selection as Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year and her advancement to the statewide 2025 Teacher of the Year competition. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives commend Holmes and wish her continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Holmes. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-27) - Sponsors: Robert Dickey, Patty Stinson, Bethany Ballard - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71000 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr446.md?full=1