Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 793: National FBLA Week; February 9-15, 2025; recognize
Last action March 27, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week, honoring the Future Business Leaders of America organization and its student members statewide.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a law that changes anyone's rights or duties. It recognizes February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week, marking the work of Future Business Leaders of America Inc. (FBLA), a nonprofit that pairs business and education through leadership and career development programs for students. The resolution recounts FBLA's history, including its 1942 founding in Tennessee and the 2009 chartering of a chapter at Johns Creek High School in Georgia. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. It does not create new requirements, funding, or penalties.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week through a vote of the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
- Does not create any new law, funding, requirement, or penalty; it is a ceremonial statement only.
Who it affects
The resolution mainly affects Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members and advisers, including students at Johns Creek High School and other Georgia schools with FBLA chapters, by giving them formal legislative recognition.
Why it matters
The resolution carries symbolic weight rather than legal effect. It gives FBLA members and Georgia schools with chapters public acknowledgment from the state legislature, which can be used for publicity or morale, but it does not change any law, funding, or day-to-day obligation.
Key provisions
- The resolution's whereas clauses describe FBLA's founding in 1942, its growth to over 250,000 members in 4,600 chapters, and the 2009 chartering of a chapter at Johns Creek High School.
- The resolved clause formally designates February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week in the House of Representatives.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available for distribution to the public and press.
From the bill
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize February 9-15, 2025, as National FBLA Week.”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Michelle Au (D, HD-50)
Topics
- education
- student organizations
- business education
- legislative resolutions