--- title: SR 218. Charlton County Board of Education; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr218 cite_as: SR 218, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr218 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr218.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr218/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70572 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr217.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr219.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr218.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 218 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-20 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Billy Hickman - Mike Hodges text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR218/2025 upstream_id: 1976265 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - literacy programs - Charlton County - education awards - Georgia Senate resolutions --- # SR 218. Charlton County Board of Education; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 218 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th and Hodges of the 3rd A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending the Charlton County Board of Education, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia Council on Literacy is dedicated to improving literacy from birth through adulthood and recognizes that communities play a critical role in addressing low literacy rates; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Reads Community Award was established to recognize communities across Georgia that have formed partnerships of two or more organizations, sustained for at least three years, with a strategic plan and measurable results in literacy improvement; and WHEREAS, the Charlton County Board of Education is a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award for its efforts in creating a common "literacy-based solution-focused mindset" to impact student achievement; and WHEREAS, its mission has been and will continue to be to share the importance of "Loving Literacy for Life" with Charlton families and their children; and WHEREAS, this work includes partnerships between the Charlton County School District, L4GA program manager Julie Morrill, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations; and WHEREAS, these initiatives have led to measurable improvements in reading proficiency, ensuring greater opportunities for success in education and career development; and WHEREAS, the dedication and hard work of the Charlton County Board of Education and its partners serve as an inspiration to others, demonstrating the power of community-driven solutions to address literacy challenges. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate and commend the Georgia Reads Community Award recipients, particularly the Charlton County Board of Education, for their exemplary service and unwavering commitment to improving literacy in their communities. 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 Charlton County Board of Education. ## 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 congratulates the Charlton County Board of Education for winning a statewide award recognizing its community literacy efforts. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Charlton County Board of Education as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build sustained partnerships to improve reading skills. The resolution describes the board's work with the Charlton County School District, the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations to improve reading proficiency among children and families. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Charlton County Board of Education as a formal record of recognition. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends the Charlton County Board of Education for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award. - States the award recognizes multi-organization literacy partnerships sustained for at least three years with measurable results. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the Charlton County Board of Education. - Creates no new law, funding, or requirement; it is a symbolic statement by the Senate. ### Who it affects The Charlton County Board of Education and its literacy partners, including the Charlton County School District, the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations involved in the county's literacy efforts. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians statewide; it is an official acknowledgment from the Senate. For Charlton County, it publicly credits local literacy partnerships for measurable improvements in reading proficiency among children and families. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites the purpose of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given for sustained, multi-organization literacy partnerships with measurable results. - It credits the Charlton County Board of Education's partnerships with the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and over 40 local organizations. - The operative resolving clause has the Senate congratulate and commend the award recipients, particularly the Charlton County Board of Education. - A further clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the board. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-20) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-20) - Sponsors: Billy Hickman, Mike Hodges - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70572 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr218.md?full=1