SR 441: Federal Workers; action to attract to Georgia and encourage federal investment in the state; urge

This resolution responds to shifts in federal employment policy that have changed how federal agencies distribute their workforce, including possible relocations of federal offices. It notes Georgia's long history as a federal hub, citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's presence in Atlanta since 1946, and argues the state is well positioned to attract federal investment and skilled federal workers. The resolution does not create any new law, program, or funding. Instead it urges all state departments, agencies, boards, and other instrumentalities to explore ways to attract displaced federal employees to Georgia's workforce, and it encourages the General Assembly to consider future legislation to support and incentivize jobs for these workers in both public and private employment. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies to the Governor and state agency heads.

• Urges all Georgia state departments, agencies, boards, and other instrumentalities to explore strategies for attracting displaced federal employees to the state's workforce.
• Encourages future legislative action to support and incentivize employment opportunities for displaced federal workers in both public and private sectors.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the Governor, state agency heads, and the public.
• Does not create any binding requirement, funding, or specific program; it expresses the Senate's position and calls for further action.

Federal employees whose jobs have been affected by changes in federal workforce policy, Georgia state agencies and departments asked to explore recruitment strategies, and the General Assembly, which is encouraged to consider future legislation on the topic.

If state agencies act on this resolution, Georgia could pursue new outreach or incentive efforts aimed at recruiting federal workers whose positions have been affected by federal policy shifts, potentially shaping future economic development and workforce legislation, though the resolution itself creates no immediate legal obligations.

• The resolution recites Georgia's history as home to federal operations, including the CDC's Atlanta headquarters since 1946.
• It states that shifts in federal employment policy have changed workforce distribution and agency operations nationally.
• It resolves that state departments, agencies, and boards should explore strategies to attract displaced federal employees to Georgia.
• It resolves that the Senate encourages legislative action to incentivize employment for displaced federal workers in public and private sectors.
• It directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies to the Governor, state agency heads, and the public.

1. 2025-03-25Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-03-21Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-39)Primary sponsor
• Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-41)
• Derek Mallow (D, SD-2)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-36)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-44)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-55)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-9)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-14)

• federal workforce
• economic development
• workforce recruitment
• Atlanta
• state government