--- title: HR 528. Jeter, Reverend Shivern L.; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr528 cite_as: HR 528, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr528 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr528.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr528/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71219 date: 2025-03-06 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr527.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr529.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr528.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 528 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-06 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Doreen Carter text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR528/2025 upstream_id: 1994297 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - foster care - community recognition - Rockdale County - House resolution --- # HR 528. Jeter, Reverend Shivern L.; commend ## Text House Resolution 528 By: Representative Carter of the 93rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Reverend Shivern L. Jeter; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Reverend Shivern L. Jeter has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter is an Associate Minister at The Historic Macedonia Baptist Church, in Conyers, Georgia; a Housing Support Coordinator for View Point Health; and an outstanding community leader; and WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her superlative service with Foster Care Friends, Inc.; and WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter is a faithful foster parent of 28 years, as well as the founder and executive director of Foster Care Friends, Inc., a nonprofit that supports the foster, adoption, kinship, and homeless community; and WHEREAS, on April 1, 2025 Foster Care Friends, Inc., will celebrate 11 years of exemplary service and dedication to children and families in need; and WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter 's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter additionally serves her community as an Executive Board member for The Department of Family and Children Services, Advisory Chaplain at Rockdale Piedmont Hospital, Sworn Court Appointed Specialty Advocate for children in Rockdale County, Assistant Chaplain at the Rockdale Sheriff's Department, and as a Council Board Member for Rockdale County Public Schools; and WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Reverend Shivern L. Jeter for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia; congratulate her upon the grand occasion of the 11th anniversary of Foster Care Friends, Inc.; and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness. 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 Reverend Shivern L. Jeter. ## 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 honors Reverend Shivern L. Jeter of Conyers for her work as a foster parent and founder of Foster Care Friends, Inc., marking the nonprofit's 11th anniversary. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing Reverend Shivern L. Jeter, an Associate Minister at The Historic Macedonia Baptist Church in Conyers and a Housing Support Coordinator for View Point Health. 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 communities, which turns 11 years old on April 1, 2025. The resolution also notes her service on the Department of Family and Children Services Executive Board, as an Advisory Chaplain at Rockdale Piedmont Hospital, a Court Appointed Special Advocate in Rockdale County, an Assistant Chaplain at the Rockdale Sheriff's Department, and a Council Board Member for Rockdale County Public Schools. It directs the Clerk of the House to send her a copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally commends Reverend Shivern L. Jeter for her public service and community leadership in Georgia. - Congratulates her and Foster Care Friends, Inc. on the nonprofit's 11th anniversary of service to foster, adoption, kinship, and homeless families. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Reverend Jeter. - Creates no new law, funding, or legal requirement; it is a symbolic honor passed by the House. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Reverend Shivern L. Jeter, her church, and her nonprofit Foster Care Friends, Inc. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses beyond this individual recognition. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic: it puts the General Assembly's formal recognition on record for a local foster care advocate's decades of volunteer and professional service in Rockdale County. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Reverend Jeter's roles, including Associate Minister, Housing Support Coordinator, and 28-year foster parent. - The resolution notes Foster Care Friends, Inc. will mark its 11th anniversary on April 1, 2025. - The resolving clause formally commends her and extends congratulations and well wishes. - A final clause directs the House Clerk to distribute a copy of the resolution to Reverend Jeter. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-06) - Sponsors: Doreen Carter - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71219 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr528.md?full=1