--- title: SR 134. PAGE Day; recognize February 18, 2025 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr134 cite_as: SR 134, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr134 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr134.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr134/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69981 date: 2025-02-06 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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PAGE Day; recognize February 18, 2025 ## Text Senate Resolution 134 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Hodges of the 3rd, Dixon of the 45th, Kemp of the 38th and Gooch of the 51st A RESOLUTION Commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) on its 50th anniversary and recognizing February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest organization for professional educators with more than 93,000 members who are teachers, administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system in Georgia; and WHEREAS, PAGE was founded in 1975 with the mission to make Georgia a better place for students to learn and for teachers to teach, and 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of its founding; and WHEREAS, the PAGE Foundation sponsors the Academic Bowl for middle grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for high school students, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program; and WHEREAS, PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of the Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across the state; and WHEREAS, PAGE provides legal protection and professional learning to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student achievement; and WHEREAS, PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and professional working relationship with legislative representatives across the state; and WHEREAS, this year marks PAGE's 50th anniversary of continual service and advocacy for public educators and public education in Georgia; and WHEREAS, on February 18, 2025, PAGE members and leaders will gather at the state capitol to meet with their local legislators. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for 50 years of advocacy and its support of educators and education as well as recognize February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol. 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 the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE). ## 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 Senate resolution recognizes February 18, 2025 as PAGE Day at the state capitol, honoring the Professional Association of Georgia Educators on its 50th anniversary. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia Senate commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), a statewide organization of more than 93,000 teachers, administrators, and support staff, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2025. PAGE was founded in 1975 to improve conditions for students and teachers, and it runs programs such as the Academic Bowl, the Georgia Academic Decathlon, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition program. The resolution formally designates February 18, 2025 as PAGE Day at the state capitol, the day PAGE members plan to meet with their local legislators. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for PAGE. The measure does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition. ### What it does - Commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for 50 years of advocacy and support of educators and public education. - Designates February 18, 2025 as PAGE Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to PAGE. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, its more than 93,000 members across Georgia's school systems, and the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect; it does not change funding, licensing, or school policy. Its practical impact is symbolic, giving PAGE a formal day of recognition at the capitol and an occasion for its members to meet with state legislators. ### Key provisions - The preamble recites PAGE's founding in 1975, its membership size, and its programs including the Academic Bowl, Georgia Academic Decathlon, and STAR program. - The first resolving clause commends PAGE for 50 years of advocacy and recognizes February 18, 2025 as PAGE Day at the state capitol. - The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to PAGE. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-06) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-06) - Sponsors: Billy Hickman, Mike Hodges, Clint Dixon, RaShaun Kemp, Steve Gooch - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69981 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr134.md?full=1