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title: HR 556. Jackson, Richard L.; recipient of the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; commend
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date: 2025-03-06
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status_date: 2025-03-06
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  - Jon Burns
  - Butch Parrish
  - Shaw Blackmon
  - Mark Newton
  - Jan Jones
  - Todd Jones
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  - commendation resolution
  - foster care
  - corporate citizenship award
  - Georgia House of Representatives
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# HR 556. Jackson, Richard L.; recipient of the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; commend

## Text

House Resolution 556
By: Representatives Burns of the 159th, Parrish of the 158th, Blackmon of the 146th, Newton
of the 127th, Jones of the 47th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending Richard L. Jackson, recipient of the 2025 Leaders in
Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson currently serves as the founder, chairman, and CEO of
Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the United States,
where he has been instrumental in conceptualizing and developing more than 30 healthcare
companies; and
WHEREAS, he was selected recently by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as the recipient of
the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award in
honor of the positive impact he has made on people and communities throughout his career;
and
WHEREAS, the Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award, the program's highest honor,
celebrates outstanding corporate citizens who have achieved a lifetime of service to the
community; and
WHEREAS, in addition to Jackson Healthcare, he further serves as founder of Fostering
Success Act Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to providing vital resources for young people aging
out of Georgia's foster care system, and as co-founder and chair of FaithBridge Foster Care,
Georgia's largest private child-placing agency; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, Fostering Success Act Inc. delivered $4 million in financial support
to former foster youth pursuing post-secondary education, and since its inception in 2009,
FaithBridge has positively impacted nearly 2,000 children and facilitated more than 1,000
family reunifications and over 350 adoptions; and
WHEREAS, Richard L. Jackson'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 him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and
associates; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished individual be appropriately honored during this special time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize and commend Richard L. Jackson, recipient of the 2025
Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award, 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
Richard L. Jackson.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A House resolution formally commends Richard L. Jackson, founder of Jackson Healthcare, for receiving the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award.

### Plain-language summary

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Richard L. Jackson, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Jackson Healthcare. The resolution recounts his business career, including his role in developing more than 30 healthcare companies, and his charitable work founding Fostering Success Act Inc. and co-founding FaithBridge Foster Care, an agency serving Georgia's foster care system.
The resolution notes that Jackson received the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, the House formally recognizes and commends Jackson and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for him.

### What it does

- Formally recognizes and commends Richard L. Jackson for receiving the 2025 Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award from the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Jackson.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change, serving only as a formal statement of praise from the House.

### Who it affects

This resolution directly names and honors Richard L. Jackson, founder of Jackson Healthcare, Fostering Success Act Inc., and FaithBridge Foster Care. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or state agencies.

### Why it matters

The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for the public; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical effect is limited to the House's formal record and a commemorative copy given to Jackson recognizing his business and philanthropic work in Georgia.

### Key provisions

- The whereas clauses describe Jackson's role at Jackson Healthcare and his founding or co-founding of Fostering Success Act Inc. and FaithBridge Foster Care.
- The resolved clause formally commends Jackson and extends best wishes for his continued health and happiness.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available to Jackson.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2025-03-06)
- Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-06)
- Sponsors: Jon Burns, Butch Parrish, Shaw Blackmon, Mark Newton, Jan Jones, Todd Jones
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71250

> The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr556.md?full=1