--- title: SR 619. Vanderslice, Niki; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr619 cite_as: SR 619, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr619 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr619.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr619/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72461 date: 2026-01-28 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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Vanderslice, Niki; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 619 By: Senators Wicks of the 34th, Harrell of the 40th, Harbin of the 16th, James of the 28th and Parent of the 44th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Niki Vanderslice for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Niki Vanderslice is a seasoned leader in community and economic development, currently serving as President and CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority in Georgia; and WHEREAS, her career spans roles such as Executive Director of Business Development for the Technical College System of Georgia’s Quick Start program, Senior Community Development Consultant at Georgia EMC, Director of Governmental Relations at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, as well as Downtown Development Director for Valdosta and Douglas, Georgia; and WHEREAS, she further serves her community in leadership roles with the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Foundation Board and the Fayette Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, Niki Vanderslice has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for her commitment to fostering sustainable growth and enhancing quality of life for the citizens of Fayette County; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate and commend Niki Vanderslice for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes for her continued 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 Niki Vanderslice. ## 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 congratulates Niki Vanderslice, president and CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors Niki Vanderslice, a longtime leader in community and economic development in Georgia, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given each Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The resolution recounts her career, including roles as Executive Director of Business Development for the Technical College System of Georgia's Quick Start program, a Senior Community Development Consultant at Georgia EMC, Director of Governmental Relations at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Downtown Development Director for Valdosta and Douglas. It formally states that the Senate congratulates her and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Niki Vanderslice for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recites her career history in community and economic development roles across Georgia state agencies and local governments. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Niki Vanderslice. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Niki Vanderslice. It has no regulatory or financial effect on the public, businesses, or government agencies beyond the Senate's own administrative act of distributing a copy to her. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical legal effect on Georgians; it is a symbolic honor. Its significance is limited to publicly recognizing Vanderslice's career in economic development work and her receipt of an award tied to the legacy of former Representative Nikki T. Randall. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause states the Senate congratulates and commends Niki Vanderslice for the award and wishes her continued success. - The further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to her. - Background 'whereas' clauses describe the history of the award and Vanderslice's professional career but carry no binding legal effect. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-28) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-01-28) - Sponsors: Kenya Wicks, Sally Harrell, Marty Harbin, Donzella James, Elena Parent - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72461 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr619.md?full=1