--- title: HR 977. Green, Lynn; 2025 Awards Honor recipient; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr977 cite_as: HR 977, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr977 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr977.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr977/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72106 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. 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Green, Lynn; 2025 Awards Honor recipient; commend ## Text 25 LC 129 0493 House Resolution 977 By: Representatives Barton of the 5th, Dempsey of the 13th, and Lumsden of the 12th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the 2025 Awards of Honor recipient, Lynn Green; and for1 other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Lynn Green is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BS in Park,3 Recreation, and Tourism Resources; and4 WHEREAS, Lynn currently works as the Child Welfare Program Director for DFCS, serving5 six counties in northwest Georgia; and6 WHEREAS, Lynn is the former vice president of the Georgia Professional Human Services7 Association (GPHSA), the GPHSA Foundation President and Technology Committee Chair,8 a National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Leadership Coach , a Child Welfare9 Information Gateway Peer Reviewer, a DHS Leadership Academy Gra duate, a UGA Carl10 Vinson Institute of Government June 2014 Leadership Rome partic ipant, as well as the11 founder and president of PFLAG Rome, Georgia; and 12 WHEREAS, she has been honored as a PFLAG National Chapter of the Year nominee and13 as Best of Rome, Rome Pride, in October 2022.14 H. R. 977 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0493 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that15 the members of this body recognize Lynn Green for her outstandi ng dedication to the16 community, commend her as a recipient of the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor17 Recipient, and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued success.18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized19 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Lynn20 Green.21 H. R. 977 - 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 Lynn Green, a DFCS child welfare program director in northwest Georgia, as a recipient of the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Lynn Green, who works as the Child Welfare Program Director for the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), serving six counties in northwest Georgia. The resolution recounts her educational background, her leadership roles in professional child welfare organizations, and her community work, including founding PFLAG Rome, Georgia. The House formally commends her as the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor recipient and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Lynn Green as the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor recipient. - Recites her educational background, professional roles at DFCS, and leadership positions in child welfare organizations. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Lynn Green. - Extends the House's best wishes for her continued success but creates no legal requirements or funding. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors one individual, Lynn Green, a DFCS Child Welfare Program Director in northwest Georgia. It has no broader legal effect on other Georgians, agencies, or organizations. ### Why it matters As a commendation, the resolution has no practical effect on Georgia law, funding, or public policy. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official, public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to Lynn Green's career and community service. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Lynn Green's education at Michigan State University and her current role as DFCS Child Welfare Program Director for six northwest Georgia counties. - The resolution recites her leadership roles, including former vice president of the Georgia Professional Human Services Association and founder of PFLAG Rome, Georgia. - The resolving clause commends her as the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards Honor recipient. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Lynn Green. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-04-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-04-04) - Sponsors: Matt Barton, Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72106 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr977.md?full=1