--- title: SR 112. Girl Scout Day; recognize February 6, 2025 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr112 cite_as: SR 112, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr112 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr112.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr112/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69825 date: 2025-02-04 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. 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Girl Scout Day; recognize February 6, 2025 ## Text Senate Resolution 112 By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Orrock of the 36th, Halpern of the 39th, Jackson of the 41st, Harrell of the 40th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commending the Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, more than a century ago, native Savannahian Juliette Gordon Low started the movement known as the Girl Scouts; beginning with the first gathering of 18 girls in Savannah on March 12, 1912, Juliette broke the conventions of the time by reaching across class, cultural, and ethnic boundaries to ensure that all girls, including those with disabilities, had a place to grow and develop their talents and leadership skills; and WHEREAS, the life mission of Juliette Gordon Low was to build girls of courage, confidence, and character; and WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Leadership Experience encourages girls to develop a strong sense of self, connect to their communities both locally and globally, and feel empowered to make a difference in the world; and WHEREAS, Girl Scouts offers hands-on, girl-led, and girl-centered learning in STEM, the outdoors, and entrepreneurship and provides abundant opportunities to help girls develop invaluable life skills; and WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn, acknowledges each recipient's power and dedication to not only bettering herself but also to making the world a better place for others; and WHEREAS, more than 59 million American women are Girl Scout alumnae, and 2.6 million girls and adult volunteers are active members; and WHEREAS, today, there are 43,000 Girl Scout members in the State of Georgia in every corner of the state; and WHEREAS, the movement started by Juliette Gordon Low now reaches every corner of the world with Girl Scouts living throughout the United States, its territories, and in more than 90 countries across the globe; and WHEREAS, today, the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils serve approximately 43,000 Girl Scout members in the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commend the Girl Scouts as a national leader in developing girls of courage, confidence, and character. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 Senate resolution designates February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the Georgia state capitol, honoring the organization's founding in Savannah and its impact on Georgia girls. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a law that changes anyone's rights or duties. It recognizes February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and praises the Girl Scouts organization, which was founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. The resolution recounts the history of the Girl Scouts, notes that about 43,000 Girl Scout members currently live in Georgia, and commends the organization for building girls' courage, confidence, and character through leadership, STEM, outdoor, and entrepreneurship programs. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. It does not create any new requirement, funding, or legal change. ### What it does - Formally recognizes February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the Georgia state capitol. - Commends the Girl Scouts organization for its leadership development programs for girls. - Recounts the history of the Girl Scouts, founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ### Who it affects This resolution mainly affects the Girl Scouts organization and its members in Georgia, including the roughly 43,000 current Girl Scout members served by the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils. It has no direct legal effect on other Georgians. ### Why it matters Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it does not change any law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its main effect is a symbolic recognition by the Georgia Senate honoring the Girl Scouts and marking a day of observance at the capitol. ### Key provisions - Resolves that the Senate recognizes February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol. - Commends the Girl Scouts as a national leader in developing girls of courage, confidence, and character. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-04) - Sponsors: Elena Parent, Nan Orrock, Sonya Halpern, Kim Jackson, Sally Harrell, Freddie Sims, Donzella James, Kay Kirkpatrick, Kenya Wicks, Nikki Merritt, Gail Davenport, Nabilah Islam Parkes - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69825 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr112.md?full=1