Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 392: Civil Air Patrol; recognize
Last action March 18, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service in emergency response, disaster relief, and aerospace education across the state.
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In plain language
This resolution honors the Civil Air Patrol, a volunteer organization founded in 1941 that serves as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force. It highlights the Georgia Wing, which has almost 2,000 volunteer members in 44 squadrons and six groups statewide. The resolution notes the group's work supporting homeland security, disaster relief, search and rescue, and aerospace education, including help with hurricane relief for Helene and Milton and a 2021 national Crisis Service Award for COVID-19 pandemic support. It states the estimated value of Georgia Wing volunteer hours in 2024 exceeded $7.6 million. The Senate resolves to recognize these contributions and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service to Georgia communities.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing and its roughly 2,000 volunteer members. It also references the Secretary of the Senate, who must distribute a copy, and indirectly touches agencies the Wing supports, such as FEMA and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA).
Why it matters
Because this is a resolution rather than a bill changing Georgia law, its practical effect is symbolic: it publicly acknowledges the volunteer work of Civil Air Patrol members in disaster response, search and rescue, and aerospace education, without creating new rules, funding, or obligations.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe the Civil Air Patrol's 1941 founding, its 1948 designation as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, and its three missions of emergency services, aerospace education, and cadet programs.
- The resolution states the Georgia Wing has almost 2,000 volunteer members in 44 squadrons and six groups statewide.
- It notes the Georgia Wing received the national Crisis Service Award in 2021 for COVID-19 pandemic support efforts.
- It states the estimated value of Georgia Wing volunteer hours in 2024 exceeded $7.6 million, including hurricane relief work for Helene and Milton.
- The resolving clause has the Senate recognize the volunteers' contributions to Georgia.
- The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing.
From the bill
“these "flying minutemen" of the Civil Air Patrol have, since its inception, consistently provided this state with invaluable emergency services, serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.”
“the estimated value of the Georgia Wing members' volunteer hours in 2024 was in excess of $7.6 million”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Marty Harbin (R, SD-16)
- John F. Kennedy (R, SD-18)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Brandon Beach (R, SD-21)
- Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
Topics
- Civil Air Patrol
- volunteer recognition
- disaster relief
- emergency services
- Georgia Senate resolution