--- title: SR 209. Phillips, Aaliyah; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr209 cite_as: SR 209, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr209 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr209.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr209/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70526 date: 2025-02-20 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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Phillips, Aaliyah; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 209 By: Senators Esteves of the 35th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, James of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd, Albers of the 56th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Aaliyah Phillips, Miss Cobb County 2025; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Aaliyah Phillips was crowned Miss Cobb County 2025 at the 66th annual Miss Cobb County Scholarship Competition in Marietta, Georgia, a title that recognizes her dedication to education, leadership, and community service; and WHEREAS, she will go on to compete for the title of Miss Georgia in June 2025, the winner of which will represent the State of Georgia in the Miss America Competition; and WHEREAS, the Miss Cobb County Scholarship Board additionally awarded her with a $10,000 cash scholarship to support her pursuit of a Doctor of Education in education policy as well as her ultimate goal of serving as the Secretary of the United States Department of Education; and WHEREAS, a 2024 magna cum laude graduate of Columbus State University, she earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education while maintaining consistent placement on the President's List and serving as a Student Government Association senator; and WHEREAS, she has further honed her leadership skills by serving as a communications intern for United States Senator Jon Ossoff, training at the Ron Clark Academy, and attending the Disney Dreamers Academy; and WHEREAS, Aaliyah is currently in her first year as a kindergarten teacher and has dedicated over 500 hours to community service, actively participating in local events as a vocalist, speaker, advocate, and volunteer; and WHEREAS, she further serves as the founder of SPREAD: Spreading Literacy Through Reading, an initiative focused on promoting literacy equality, through which she has partnered with organizations such as Girls, Inc.; United Way of Greater Atlanta; the Literacy Alliance; and Cobb Collaborative, Educating, Engaging and Empowering; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished young woman be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate Aaliyah Phillips for winning the title of Miss Cobb County 2025, commend her for her outstanding service on behalf of the students of this state, and extend best wishes for success in future competition. 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 Aaliyah Phillips. ## 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 formally congratulates Aaliyah Phillips of Cobb County for winning the Miss Cobb County 2025 title and for her work in education and community service. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors Aaliyah Phillips for being crowned Miss Cobb County 2025 at the 66th annual Miss Cobb County Scholarship Competition in Marietta, Georgia, and recognizes her educational background, community service, and career goals. The resolution recounts her achievements, including a $10,000 scholarship, her degree from Columbus State University, her work as a kindergarten teacher, and her founding of a literacy initiative called SPREAD. The Senate resolves to congratulate her and directs the Secretary of the Senate to give her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally congratulates Aaliyah Phillips for winning the title of Miss Cobb County 2025. - Commends her for community service and work on behalf of Georgia students. - Extends the Senate's best wishes for her upcoming competition for Miss Georgia in June 2025. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Phillips. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors one individual, Aaliyah Phillips. It has no regulatory or funding effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and does not change any Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic, providing formal public recognition from the Georgia Senate of Phillips's achievements in education, scholarship, and community service. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Phillips's title win, her scholarship, her education at Columbus State University, and her community service work. - The resolved clause has the Senate congratulate and commend Phillips and wish her success in the Miss Georgia competition. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute an official copy of the resolution to Phillips. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-20) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-20) - Sponsors: Jason Esteves, Kay Kirkpatrick, Donzella James, Michael Rhett, John Albers, Ed Setzler - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70526 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr209.md?full=1