HR 528: Jeter, Reverend Shivern L.; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Reverend Shivern L. Jeter, an Associate Minister at The Historic Macedonia Baptist Church in Conyers and a Housing Support Coordinator for View Point Health, for her community leadership and decades of service. The resolution highlights her 28 years as a foster parent and her role as founder and executive director of Foster Care Friends, Inc., a nonprofit serving foster, adoption, kinship, and homeless families, which marks its 11th anniversary on April 1, 2025. It also notes her roles with the Department of Family and Children Services, Rockdale Piedmont Hospital, Rockdale County courts and sheriff's department, and Rockdale County Public Schools. The House directs its Clerk to give Jeter a copy of the resolution.

• Formally recognizes and commends Reverend Shivern L. Jeter for her public service to the State of Georgia.
• Congratulates her on the 11th anniversary of Foster Care Friends, Inc., the nonprofit she founded.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Jeter.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of the House's views.

The resolution names Reverend Shivern L. Jeter directly, along with the organizations she serves: Foster Care Friends, Inc., The Historic Macedonia Baptist Church, View Point Health, Rockdale Piedmont Hospital, the Rockdale Sheriff's Department, Rockdale County Public Schools, and the Department of Family and Children Services.

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it does not change any law, spend money, or create obligations. Its practical effect is a formal, public acknowledgment from the state legislature of one individual's community and foster care work.

• The resolving clause recognizes and commends Reverend Jeter for her public service and congratulates her on Foster Care Friends, Inc.'s 11th anniversary.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to Jeter.
• The whereas clauses, which are background rather than operative text, describe her roles as a minister, foster parent, nonprofit founder, and community board member.

1. 2025-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Doreen Carter (D, HD-93)Primary sponsor

• foster care
• community service honors
• Rockdale County
• legislative resolution