--- title: SR 222. Marietta City Schools; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr222 cite_as: SR 222, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr222 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr222.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr222/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70566 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/sr221.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr223.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr222.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 222 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 - Kay Kirkpatrick - Michael Rhett - Marty Harbin - Ed Setzler text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR222/2025 upstream_id: 1976349 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - literacy - Marietta City Schools - early childhood education - Georgia Senate resolutions --- # SR 222. Marietta City Schools; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 222 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Rhett of the 33rd, Harbin of the 16th and Setzler of the 37th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Marietta City Schools, 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, Marietta City Schools is a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award for its city-wide collaboration Literacy & Justice For All, which began in Marietta to support language and literacy from the third trimester of pregnancy through age five, with the goal of building the deep reading brain of every child; and WHEREAS, its meaningful partnerships include Marietta City Schools, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar, demonstrating a strong commitment to literacy development through early childhood education and community collaboration; and WHEREAS, Marietta City Schools has diligently developed and implemented innovative programs that have significantly increased literacy rates within its communities; 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 Marietta City Schools 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 Marietta City Schools, 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 Marietta City Schools. ## 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 congratulates Marietta City Schools for winning the Georgia Reads Community Award for its early childhood literacy partnership work. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate. It does not change any Georgia law. It recognizes Marietta City Schools as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build lasting partnerships to improve literacy. The resolution describes the program behind the award, called Literacy & Justice For All, which supports language and reading development starting in the third trimester of pregnancy through age five. It credits partners including United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for Marietta City Schools as a keepsake of the honor. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Marietta City Schools for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award. - Recognizes the Literacy & Justice For All partnership for supporting literacy from before birth through age five. - Names the specific partner organizations involved, including United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Marietta City Schools. ### Who it affects Marietta City Schools and its literacy program partners, including United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar, are the direct subjects of this honorary recognition from the Georgia Senate. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding changes; it is a public honor that highlights Marietta City Schools' early literacy partnership as a model for other Georgia communities working on literacy improvement. ### Key provisions - The resolution states the Georgia Council on Literacy created the Georgia Reads Community Award for sustained, multi-organization literacy partnerships with measurable results. - It identifies Marietta City Schools as an award recipient for its Literacy & Justice For All initiative. - It resolves that the Senate congratulates and commends the award recipients, particularly Marietta City Schools. - It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Marietta City Schools. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-20) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-20) - Sponsors: Billy Hickman, Kay Kirkpatrick, Michael Rhett, Marty Harbin, Ed Setzler - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70566 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr222.md?full=1