SR 39: Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month

This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a bill that changes state law. It formally recognizes February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month across Georgia and names February 5, 2025 as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol. The resolution praises student organizations such as CTI, DECA, ENGAGE, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, FRC, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA for supporting career, technical, and agricultural education programs in Georgia schools. It states these groups help students build leadership skills, occupational competence, and citizenship while preparing for the workforce or further education. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy to the Georgia Department of Education, but it creates no new requirements, funding, or legal obligations.

• Formally recognizes February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month in Georgia.
• Designates February 5, 2025 as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Department of Education.
• Creates no new laws, funding, or enforceable requirements; it is a symbolic statement of recognition.

Career and technical student organizations such as CTI, DECA, ENGAGE, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, FRC, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA, along with students in Georgia's career, technical, and agricultural education programs and the Georgia Department of Education, which receives a copy of the resolution.

The resolution has no legal effect on schools, funding, or curriculum, but it gives public recognition at the state capitol to career and technical student organizations and the students and educators involved in those programs across Georgia.

• The whereas clauses describe the role of career and technical student organizations in building leadership, citizenship, and workforce readiness among students.
• The resolving clause recognizes February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025 as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Department of Education.

1. 2025-01-29Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-01-27Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)Primary sponsor
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Frank Ginn (R, SD-047)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Larry Walker (R, SD-020)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)

• career and technical education
• student organizations
• Georgia legislature resolutions
• workforce development