--- title: HR 89. Georgia FFA Association; FFA Day at the state capitol; February 18, 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr89 cite_as: HR 89, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr89 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr89.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr89/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69622 date: 2025-01-28 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 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/hr88.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr90.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr89.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 89 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-28 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Beth Camp - Robert Dickey - Chris Erwin - Rick Jasperse - Steven Meeks - Leesa Hagan text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR89/2025 upstream_id: 1945120 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia FFA Association - agricultural education - state capitol recognition - youth organizations --- # HR 89. Georgia FFA Association; FFA Day at the state capitol; February 18, 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 89 By: Representatives Camp of the 135th, Dickey of the 134th, Erwin of the 32nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Meeks of the 178th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the Georgia FFA Association and recognizing February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the FFA and agricultural education provide a strong foundation for the youth of America and the future of the food, fiber, and natural resource systems; and WHEREAS, the Georgia FFA Association ranks as the third largest state FFA association in the nation with more than 81,000 current members in 402 local chapters across the state; and WHEREAS, the mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education; and WHEREAS, agricultural education and the FFA ensure a steady supply of young professionals to meet the growing demands in the science, business, and technology of agriculture; and WHEREAS, the FFA prepares young people for more than 300 careers in agriculture and agribusiness, ranging from production to sales, biotechnology, and environmental science; and WHEREAS, the FFA motto, "Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve," gives direction and purpose to these students who take an active role in succeeding in agricultural education; and WHEREAS, the FFA promotes citizenship, volunteerism, patriotism, and cooperation and increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to economic and personal vitality. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the welfare of this state and nation and recognize as February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol. 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 the Georgia FFA Association. ## 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 commends the Georgia FFA Association and recognizes February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law that changes any statute. It praises the Georgia FFA Association, a youth agricultural education organization, for its role in preparing students for careers in agriculture and agribusiness. The resolution notes that the Georgia FFA Association has more than 81,000 members in 402 local chapters, making it the third largest state FFA association in the nation. The resolution formally designates February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Georgia FFA Association. It does not create any new legal requirements, funding, or penalties. ### What it does - Commends the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the state and nation. - Designates February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the Georgia FFA Association. - Creates no new laws, funding, or penalties, since it is a ceremonial recognition rather than a change to Georgia statutes. ### Who it affects The Georgia FFA Association and its more than 81,000 student members across 402 local chapters are the direct subject of the recognition. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians day to day. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to the Georgia FFA Association's role in agricultural education and career preparation, and marks a specific day for that recognition at the capitol. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the FFA's mission, size, and role in preparing students for agriculture-related careers. - The first resolving clause commends the Georgia FFA Association and recognizes February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia FFA Association. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-28) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-28) - Sponsors: Beth Camp, Robert Dickey, Chris Erwin, Rick Jasperse, Steven Meeks, Leesa Hagan - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69622 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr89.md?full=1