SR 448: Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2025; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors the Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2025, a group of participants in Leadership Gwinnett, a Gwinnett County organization founded in 1985 that trains current and future community leaders through hands-on programs covering infrastructure, education, government, health and human services, the justice system, and regional relations. The resolution names the nearly 50 members of the 2025 class, who are set to graduate in May 2025, and states the Senate's commendation of their commitment to civic leadership and community engagement. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to each named individual. It does not create any new legal requirements, funding, or programs.

• Formally recognizes and commends the named individuals making up the Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2025.
• Extends the Georgia Senate's best wishes for the group's future success in community leadership.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to each person named in it.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute or allocate any state funding.

The resolution directly names and honors the roughly 48 members of the Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2025, along with the Leadership Gwinnett organization itself. It has no legal or regulatory effect on the general public.

This resolution has no practical effect on Georgia law, funding, or residents beyond the individuals named. Its significance is symbolic: it gives official Senate recognition to a group completing a Gwinnett County civic leadership program, similar to many commendation resolutions passed each session.

• The preamble describes Leadership Gwinnett's mission and history since its founding in 1985, including its focus on civic and social issues in Gwinnett County.
• The resolution lists by name the members of the Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2025, referred to as 'The Brightest and Best Class Ever.'
• The resolved clause states the Senate's recognition and commendation of the class for civic leadership and community engagement.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to each named individual.

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

• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)Primary sponsor
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-9)
• Nabilah Parkes (D, SD-7)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-5)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)

• Gwinnett County
• legislative resolution
• civic leadership
• community recognition