--- title: HR 605. Brown, Kornisha McGill; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr605 cite_as: HR 605, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr605 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr605.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr605/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71374 date: 2025-03-13 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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/hr604.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr606.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr605.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 605 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-13 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Carolyn Hugley - Dar'shun Kendrick text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR605/2025 upstream_id: 2007006 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia House resolution - Yellow Rose award - Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award - Columbus Georgia - Women's Legislative Caucus --- # HR 605. Brown, Kornisha McGill; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3334 House Resolution 605 By: Representatives Hugley of the 141st and Kendrick of the 95th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Kornisha McGill Brown for receivi ng the 2025 Yellow1 Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the fi rst African American3 female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of4 service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia5 Women's Legislative Caucus; and6 WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative7 Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify th e leadership and8 inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and9 WHEREAS, Kornisha McGill Brown has devoted her professional and personal life to10 supporting and advocating for youth and families in her communi ty, drawing on her11 experience as an educator to uplift and empower others; and12 WHEREAS, she holds distinction as the immediate past national president of Jack and Jill13 of America, Incorporated, where she was one of only a few natio nal presidents to serve14 consecutive terms in the organization's 87-year history; and15 H. R. 605 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3334 WHEREAS, her leadership and membership extends to The Links, In corporated; Alpha16 Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; and the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the17 Chattahoochee Valley, Brookstone School, and Emanuel Preparatory School; and18 WHEREAS, she is a graduate of Spelman College with a Bachelor o f Arts in political19 science and the University of Georgia with a Master of Education; and20 WHEREAS, she has been widely recognized for her exemplary service, receiving an official21 commendation from Senator Jon Ossoff for her advocacy on behalf of Georgia's families as22 well as the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and special recognition from the23 Biden-Harris Administration for her dedication to serving children and families; and24 WHEREAS, Kornisha McGill Brown resides in Columbus, Georgia, with her husband, Dr.25 Darius K. Brown Sr., and their children, Jordan Janay Brown and Darius Brown Jr.; and26 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this27 extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized.28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that29 the members of this body congratulate and commend Kornisha McGill Brown for receiving30 the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes31 for her continued success.32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized33 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution ava ilable for distribution to34 Kornisha McGill Brown.35 H. R. 605 - 2 - ## 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 congratulates Kornisha McGill Brown of Columbus for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, honoring her community and family advocacy work. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Kornisha McGill Brown, a Columbus, Georgia resident and educator, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. The award is given annually by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month to recognize women who exemplify the leadership of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution recounts Brown's background, including her role as immediate past national president of Jack and Jill of America, her memberships in several civic and service organizations, her education at Spelman College and the University of Georgia, and past recognitions from a U.S. Senator and the Biden-Harris Administration. It closes by directing the Clerk of the House to provide her with a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Kornisha McGill Brown for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Extends the House's best wishes for her continued success in her community and professional work. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Brown. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendatory resolution rather than a bill amending the Georgia Code. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Kornisha McGill Brown of Columbus, Georgia. It has no legal effect on the public generally; it also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and the Clerk of the House, who is tasked with distributing the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians; it is a symbolic honor. Its significance is limited to publicly recognizing one individual's community service and providing her an official memento from the Georgia House of Representatives. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Kornisha McGill Brown's career as an educator, her leadership roles in Jack and Jill of America, The Links, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and her board service with several youth-focused organizations. - The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends Brown for receiving the award and wishes her continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make an official copy of the resolution available for distribution to Brown. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-13) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-13) - Sponsors: Carolyn Hugley, Dar'shun Kendrick - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71374 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr605.md?full=1