--- title: HR 971. Ratliff, Stephanie; Chattooga County High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr971 cite_as: HR 971, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr971 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr971.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr971/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72100 date: 2025-04-04 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/hr970.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr972.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr971.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 971 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-04-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Eddie Lumsden text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR971/2025 upstream_id: 2021295 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - STAR Teacher - teacher recognition - Chattooga County - education honors --- # HR 971. Ratliff, Stephanie; Chattooga County High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3640 House Resolution 971 By: Representative Lumsden of the 12th A RESOLUTION Commending Stephanie Ratliff, Chattooga County High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; and1 for 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, Stephanie Ratliff has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the5 vital role that she has played in the teaching profession and her deep personal commitment6 to the education of the students of Georgia; and7 WHEREAS, Stephanie Ratliff has earned distinction for teaching excellence and has been8 honored as Chattooga County 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. 971 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3640 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that13 the members of this body commend Stephanie Ratliff, Chattooga County High 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 ava ilable for distribution to17 Stephanie Ratliff.18 H. R. 971 - 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 honors Stephanie Ratliff, Chattooga County High School's 2025 STAR Teacher, for her contributions to education in the state. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally recognizes Stephanie Ratliff, a teacher at Chattooga County High School, for being named the school's 2025 STAR Teacher, an honor tied to academic achievement. The resolution states that quality education is a top priority for the General Assembly and praises Ratliff's commitment to teaching and her students. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Ratliff as a keepsake recognizing the honor. ### What it does - Formally commends Stephanie Ratliff for being named Chattooga County High School's 2025 STAR Teacher. - Expresses the House of Representatives' best wishes for her continued success as an educator. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Ratliff. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Stephanie Ratliff, a teacher at Chattooga County High School, and involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its main real-world consequence is a formal, documented recognition that the Georgia House of Representatives gives to Ratliff for her teaching achievements. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble states that quality education is the General Assembly's most important objective. - The operative resolving clause commends Stephanie Ratliff by name for being named the 2025 STAR Teacher at Chattooga County High School. - A second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to Ratliff. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-04-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-04-04) - Sponsors: Eddie Lumsden - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72100 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr971.md?full=1