HR 942: Rathod, Swayam; 2025 Georgia Scholar; DeKalb County School District; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Swayam Rathod, a senior at Miller Grove High School in the DeKalb County School District, for being named a 2025 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education. The resolution describes the Georgia Scholar program as one that honors high school seniors who excel academically and contribute to their communities, and notes that recipients get a special diploma seal and a graduation cord. The House resolves to congratulate Rathod and wish continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to Rathod.

• Formally congratulates Swayam Rathod, a DeKalb County School District senior, for being named a 2025 Georgia Scholar.
• Describes the Georgia Department of Education's Georgia Scholar program, which recognizes academic excellence and community contribution among high school seniors.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Rathod.
• Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing obligation; it is a one time honorary statement by the House.

The resolution directly names Swayam Rathod, a student at Miller Grove High School in the DeKalb County School District. It also references the Georgia Department of Education, which runs the Georgia Scholar recognition program, and the Clerk of the House, who must distribute a copy.

The resolution has no legal or financial effect; it is a public honor. Its practical significance is symbolic, giving formal recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to a student's academic achievement, which the family and school can keep as a commemorative document.

• Recites that Swayam Rathod, a senior at Miller Grove High School, was named a 2025 Georgia Scholar by the Georgia Department of Education.
• Explains the Georgia Scholar program honors academic excellence and community involvement, awarding a diploma seal and graduation cord.
• Resolves that House members congratulate Rathod and extend best wishes for future success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Rathod.

1. 2025-04-02House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-02House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-02House Hopper (House)

• Angela Moore (D, HD-91)Primary sponsor
• Omari Crawford (D, HD-89)

• Georgia Scholar program
• DeKalb County School District
• student recognition
• education honors