--- title: HR 784. Winstead, Seth; Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr784 cite_as: HR 784, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr784 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr784.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr784/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71762 date: 2025-03-27 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/hr783.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr785.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr784.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 784 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-27 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Katie Dempsey - Eddie Lumsden - Matt Barton text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR784/2025 upstream_id: 2016082 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - education recognition - Georgia teachers - STAR Teacher award - Rome High School --- # HR 784. Winstead, Seth; Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend ## Text 25 LC 129 0301 House Resolution 784 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending Seth Winstead, Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, a proper quality education for the young people of this state is the single most3 important objective of the General Assembly; and4 WHEREAS, Seth Winstead has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital5 role that he has played in the teaching profession and his deep personal commitment to the6 education of the students of Georgia; and7 WHEREAS, Seth Winstead has earned distinction for teaching exce llence and has been8 honored as Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; and9 WHEREAS, in recognition of his contributions to the education and welfare of young people10 in this state, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this bod y to honor the extraordinary11 accomplishments and academic achievements of this outstanding educator.12 H. R. 784 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0301 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that13 the members of this body commend Seth Winstead, Rome High Schoo l's 2025 STAR14 Teacher, and express their most sincere best wishes for continued success.15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized16 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Seth17 Winstead.18 H. R. 784 - 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 commends Seth Winstead, a teacher at Rome High School, for being named the school's 2025 STAR Teacher. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes Seth Winstead, a teacher at Rome High School, who was named the school's 2025 STAR Teacher, an award given for teaching excellence. The resolution states that the House commends Winstead for his contributions to education and wishes him continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare an official copy of the resolution for Winstead. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a formal statement of recognition passed by the House. ### What it does - Formally commends Seth Winstead for being named Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher. - Expresses the House of Representatives' best wishes for Winstead's continued success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Winstead. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Seth Winstead, a teacher at Rome High School. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding consequences and changes no Georgia law. Its practical effect is symbolic: it gives Winstead and Rome High School official recognition from the state legislature for his teaching achievement. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses state the General Assembly's view that quality education is a top priority and describe Winstead's recognition as Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher. - The resolved clause formally commends Winstead and expresses best wishes for his continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy of the resolution available to Winstead. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-27) - Sponsors: Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71762 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr784.md?full=1