--- title: SR 39. Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr39 cite_as: SR 39, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr39 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr39.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr39/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69522 date: 2025-01-29 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/sr38.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr40.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr39.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 39 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-29 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Chuck Payne - Jason Anavitarte - Carden Summers - Lee Anderson - Ben Watson - Bill Cowsert - Mike Hodges - Drew Echols - Sam Watson - Brian Strickland - Timothy Bearden - Brandon Beach - Frank Ginn - Max Burns - Ricky Williams - Ed Setzler - Billy Hickman - Larry Walker - Kay Kirkpatrick - Marty Harbin text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR39/2025 upstream_id: 1943333 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - career and technical education - student organizations - Georgia legislature resolutions - workforce development --- # SR 39. Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month ## Text Senate Resolution 39 By: Senators Payne of the 54th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Summers of the 13th, Anderson of the 24th, Watson of the 1st and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, organizations such as CTI, DECA, ENGAGE, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, FRC, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA, along with career, technical, and agricultural education, provide a solid foundation for the youth of America and for the future business and economic development in our state; and WHEREAS, career and technical student organizations promote occupational excellence, leadership, and citizenship among their members, who are preparing for the workforce and further education; and WHEREAS, career and technical student organizations in Georgia are an integral part of and intra-curricular component for career, technical, and agricultural education programs, which are designed to support instructional objectives and the attainment of academic and technical competencies; and WHEREAS, they provide an opportunity for students not only to gain confidence and knowledge through competition but also to become more motivated in becoming better students and more productive citizens, which in turn develops school and community leaders. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol. 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 Georgia Department 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 Georgia Senate resolution recognizes February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and designates February 5, 2025 as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-29) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-01-29) - Sponsors: Chuck Payne, Jason Anavitarte, Carden Summers, Lee Anderson, Ben Watson, Bill Cowsert, Mike Hodges, Drew Echols, Sam Watson, Brian Strickland, Timothy Bearden, Brandon Beach, Frank Ginn, Max Burns, Ricky Williams, Ed Setzler, Billy Hickman, Larry Walker, Kay Kirkpatrick, Marty Harbin - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69522 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr39.md?full=1