--- title: HR 789. Mowery, Mrs. Emily; Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr789 cite_as: HR 789, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr789 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr789.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr789/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71767 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/hr788.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr790.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr789.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 789 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/HR789/2025 upstream_id: 2016145 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Teacher - education recognition - Armuchee High School - teacher honors --- # HR 789. Mowery, Mrs. Emily; Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend ## Text 25 LC 129 0258 House Resolution 789 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Commending Mrs. Emily Mowery, Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; and for1 other 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, Mrs. Emily Mowery has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for5 the vital role that she has played in the teaching profession a nd her deep personal6 commitment to the education of the students of Georgia; and7 WHEREAS, Mrs. Emily Mowery has earned distinction for teaching excellence and has been8 honored as Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; and9 WHEREAS, in recognition of her 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. 789 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0258 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that13 the members of this body commend Mrs. Emily Mowery, Armuchee Hi gh School's 202514 STAR 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 Mrs.17 Emily Mowery.18 H. R. 789 - 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 Mrs. Emily Mowery, Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher, for her work in education. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it recognizes Mrs. Emily Mowery, who was named Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher, for her contributions to teaching and to the education of Georgia students. The resolution states that quality education is a top priority for the General Assembly and praises Mowery's commitment to her students. It formally commends her on behalf of the House and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally commends Mrs. Emily Mowery for being named Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher. - States the House's recognition of her contributions to education and the welfare of young people in Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Mowery. - Expresses the House's best wishes for her continued success but creates no new law, funding, or requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Mrs. Emily Mowery, a teacher at Armuchee High School. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official recognition from the state legislature to a local teacher honored for classroom excellence. ### Key provisions - The preamble states that quality education is the General Assembly's most important objective. - The resolution recognizes Mowery's teaching excellence and her selection as Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher. - The operative clause commends Mowery and wishes her continued success. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide her a copy of the resolution. ## 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/71767 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr789.md?full=1