Georgia CommonsSR 181: Pace Day; recognize February 26, 2025
Last action February 13, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes February 26, 2025 as Pace Day at the Capitol, honoring the Pace Center for Girls for its work supporting at-risk girls and women.
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In plain language
This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes February 26, 2025 as Pace Day at the Capitol to honor the Pace Center for Girls, a nonprofit founded in Jacksonville, Florida in 1985 that provides free academics, counseling, and life skills programs for girls affected by trauma and at risk of entering the juvenile justice system. The resolution describes the organization's history and its work across 23 communities in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, serving more than 3,000 girls a year. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for the Pace Center for Girls, but it does not create any new program, funding, or legal requirement.
What the bill does
- Formally designates February 26, 2025 as Pace Day at the Capitol in the Georgia Senate.
- Recognizes the Pace Center for Girls for providing academics, counseling, and life skills programs to girls affected by trauma.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Pace Center for Girls.
- Creates no new law, funding, or enforceable requirement; it is a symbolic honor rather than a change to the Georgia Code.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names the Pace Center for Girls, a nonprofit serving girls in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It does not impose obligations on state agencies, schools, or the public; its only concrete effect is on the Senate itself, which must distribute a copy to the organization.
Why it matters
The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives the Pace Center for Girls formal recognition from the Georgia Senate for its work helping girls at risk of entering the juvenile justice system.
Key provisions
- The resolving clause recognizes February 26, 2025 as Pace Day at the Capitol in honor of the Pace Center for Girls.
- A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to the Pace Center for Girls.
- The whereas clauses describe the organization's founding in 1985, its services, and the scope of its operations across three states.
From the bill
“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize February 26, 2025, as Pace Day at the Capitol in honor of the Pace Center for Girls' years of service on behalf of women and girls in need.”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
- Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
- David Lucas (D, SD-026)
Topics
- ceremonial resolution
- Pace Center for Girls
- juvenile justice
- Georgia Senate honors