--- title: SR 45. Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr45 cite_as: SR 45, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr45 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr45.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr45/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69547 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. 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Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program; commend ## Text Senate Resolution 45 By: Senators Watson of the 11th, Goodman of the 8th, Summers of the 13th, Sims of the 12th, Hickman of the 4th and others A RESOLUTION Commending the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program (GYFT) provides systematic agricultural education for individuals actively engaged in farming or agricultural endeavors; and WHEREAS, the program operates under the direction of the State Department of Education and local agriculture departments in public high schools, with instruction planned jointly by Young Farmer Teachers and participants; and WHEREAS, the GYFT was established in 1951 as an instructional initiative coordinated by full-time Young Farmer Teachers and expanded in 1971 with the organization of the Georgia Young Farmers Association to provide state-level coordination and leadership activities; and WHEREAS, the GYFT is intended to meet the educational needs of all who have a vested interest in agriculture and seek to continue educational training; and WHEREAS, the GYFT's mission is to provide educational, leadership, and networking opportunities to agriculture education students and adults interested in agriculture, assisting them in achieving their personal goals and creating a more viable and sustainable agriculture industry in Georgia; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary organization be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program and extend best wishes for future growth and success. 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 Young Farmer Teacher Program. ## 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 commends the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program for its work providing agricultural education to farmers and students across the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program (GYFT). It does not change any Georgia law or create new funding or requirements. Instead, it recognizes the program's history, starting in 1951 and expanded in 1971 with the Georgia Young Farmers Association, and its mission of offering agricultural education, leadership, and networking opportunities. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy for distribution to the program as a formal token of recognition. It reflects the legislature's acknowledgment of the program's role in supporting agricultural education in Georgia's public high schools, but carries no binding legal effect. ### What it does - Formally commends the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program on behalf of the Georgia Senate for its agricultural education work. - States that the Secretary of the Senate must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the program. - Recites the program's history since 1951 and its 1971 expansion through the Georgia Young Farmers Association, without altering any law. - Creates no funding, penalties, or legal requirements; it is a symbolic statement of recognition only. ### Who it affects The Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program and the Georgia Young Farmers Association are directly named and honored. Agricultural education students, adult learners interested in farming, and local agriculture departments in public high schools are described as beneficiaries of the program's mission. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or budgetary effect, so day-to-day operations of the program or Georgia's schools are unchanged. Its main effect is public recognition, giving the program a formal statement of appreciation from the state Senate that it can share or display. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the program's founding in 1951 and its coordination with the State Department of Education and local high school agriculture departments. - The resolved clause formally commends the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program and wishes it future success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the program. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-29) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-01-29) - Sponsors: Sam Watson, Russ Goodman, Carden Summers, Freddie Sims, Billy Hickman, Larry Walker, Bo Hatchett, Matt Brass, Frank Ginn, Marty Harbin, Steve Gooch, Jason Esteves - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69547 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr45.md?full=1