--- title: SR 118. Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowndes Youth; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr118 cite_as: SR 118, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr118 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr118.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr118/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69856 date: 2025-02-05 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/sr117.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr119.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr118.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 118 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-05 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Russ Goodman text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR118/2025 upstream_id: 1955621 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - community leadership - Lowndes County - legislative recognition - civic engagement --- # SR 118. Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowndes Youth; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 118 By: Senator Goodman of the 8th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowndes Youth for their contributions towards community involvement and awareness, developing leaders, and showing passion for action for over 35 years; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Leadership Lowndes was established in 1988 with a vison for the growth and development of Lowndes County, Georgia; and WHEREAS, the mission of Leadership Lowndes is to build a better Lowndes County by exposing existing and emerging leaders to local challenges and opportunities, building networks that seek to address long-term solutions to community needs, and preparing members for a more active role in community leadership; and WHEREAS, this exceptional program has graduated nearly 900 leaders who have collectively contributed over 10,000 service hours to local agencies and organizations; and WHEREAS, Leadership Lowndes provides participants with enriching educational experiences, including a two day retreat, a trip to the state capitol, and monthly program days featuring speakers and discussions on present-day issues; and WHEREAS, the Leadership Lowndes Youth Initiative provides high school students with valuable opportunities to develop leadership skills, address teen issues, and engage in community service; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding contributions of this extraordinary organization be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowdes Youth for their dedication to fostering community engagement, developing leaders, and driving meaningful change. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Leadership Lowndes. ## 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 honors Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowndes Youth for more than 35 years of community leadership training in Lowndes County, Georgia. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a law that changes any statute. It recognizes Leadership Lowndes, a program founded in 1988 to develop community leaders in Lowndes County, Georgia, and its youth branch, Leadership Lowndes Youth Initiative. The resolution describes the program's history, noting it has graduated nearly 900 leaders who have contributed over 10,000 volunteer service hours, and outlines its activities such as a two day retreat, a trip to the state capitol, and monthly sessions with speakers. The Senate formally commends both programs for fostering community engagement and developing leaders, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to Leadership Lowndes. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowndes Youth for over 35 years of community leadership work. - States the Senate's praise for the organization's role in developing leaders and encouraging community service in Lowndes County. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Leadership Lowndes. - Carries no funding, regulatory change, or amendment to Georgia law; it is a symbolic statement of the Senate's views. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Leadership Lowndes and its youth initiative, based in Lowndes County, Georgia. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies since it creates no new rules or funding. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendation rather than a law, it does not change anyone's rights, duties, or funding. Its practical effect is limited to public recognition of a local leadership program and formal distribution of the resolution to that organization. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Leadership Lowndes' 1988 founding, its mission of building community leadership networks, and its record of nearly 900 graduates and 10,000 service hours. - The resolved clause states the Senate's recognition and commendation of Leadership Lowndes and Leadership Lowndes Youth. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Leadership Lowndes. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-05) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-05) - Sponsors: Russ Goodman - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69856 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr118.md?full=1