--- title: SR 181. Pace Day; recognize February 26, 2025 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr181 cite_as: SR 181, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr181 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr181.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr181/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70282 date: 2025-02-13 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/sr180.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr182.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr181.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 181 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-13 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - John Kennedy - Ricky Williams - David Lucas text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR181/2025 upstream_id: 1968172 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Pace Center for Girls - juvenile justice - Georgia Senate honors --- # SR 181. Pace Day; recognize February 26, 2025 ## Text Senate Resolution 181 By: Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Williams of the 25th and Lucas of the 26th A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Pace Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls was founded in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1985 by Vicki Burke, who believed girls were entering the juvenile justice system as a consequence of delinquent behavior often caused by trauma; and WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls provides free year-round middle and high school academics, case management, counseling, and life skills development in a safe and supportive environment that recognizes past trauma and builds upon each girl's individual strengths; and WHEREAS, this remarkable organization now serves 23 communities and more than 3,000 girls annually throughout Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, giving them the opportunity to secure a better future through education, counseling, training, and advocacy; and WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls values and promotes the female perspective by respecting its distinct needs, creating safe and gender-responsive environments, and celebrating the female experience; and WHEREAS, the center's nationally recognized early intervention model has proven to be successful in curbing unemployment and lowering the rate at which girls return to the juvenile justice system; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this extraordinary organization be appropriately honored during this special time. 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. 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 Pace Center for Girls. ## 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 26, 2025 as Pace Day at the Capitol, honoring the Pace Center for Girls for its work supporting at-risk girls and women. ### Plain-language summary 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 it 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. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-13) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-13) - Sponsors: John Kennedy, Ricky Williams, David Lucas - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70282 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr181.md?full=1