--- title: SR 142. Turner, Megan; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr142 cite_as: SR 142, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr142 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr142.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr142/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70011 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr141.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr143.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr142.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 142 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-06 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - John Kennedy text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR142/2025 upstream_id: 1958394 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - state employee recognition - Department of Community Supervision - Georgia Senate resolution --- # SR 142. Turner, Megan; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 142 By: Senator Kennedy of the 18th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Megan Turner, the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Employee of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, founded on the tenets of public safety and progress, the Georgia Department of Community Supervision commenced operations on July 1, 2015, through the passage of House Bill 310; and WHEREAS, Megan Turner has honorably served the State of Georgia for seven years and has shown herself to be an outstanding embodiment of the department's core values of selfless service, accountability, integrity, teamwork, and professional development; and WHEREAS, Megan routinely goes above and beyond to provide efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated service to her coworkers and the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, she is the consummate professional and a person upon whom many of her colleagues rely for her knowledge and expertise; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Megan Turner on being named the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Employee of the Year as well as extend best wishes for continued success. 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 Megan Turner. ## 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 formally recognizes Megan Turner, named the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Employee of the Year, for her seven years of state service. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Megan Turner, an employee of the Georgia Department of Community Supervision, which oversees probation and parole supervision in the state. The resolution notes that the department began operations in 2015 under House Bill 310 and praises Turner for seven years of service and for embodying the department's values of selfless service, accountability, integrity, teamwork, and professional development. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally commends Turner for being named the department's 2024 Employee of the Year and wishes her continued success. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Turner as a keepsake. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Megan Turner for being named the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Employee of the Year. - States that Turner has served the State of Georgia for seven years and praises her adherence to the department's core values. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Megan Turner. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it is a ceremonial honor rather than a change to law. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Megan Turner, an employee of the Georgia Department of Community Supervision. It also involves the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its practical impact is limited to a formal, public acknowledgment of one state employee's work, giving her recognition from the Georgia Senate and a keepsake copy of the document. ### Key provisions - The preamble notes the Department of Community Supervision began operations July 1, 2015, under House Bill 310. - The resolved clause recognizes and commends Megan Turner for being named 2024 Employee of the Year and wishes her continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Turner. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-06) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-06) - Sponsors: John Kennedy - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70011 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr142.md?full=1