--- title: SR 682. Raising Expectations; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr682 cite_as: SR 682, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr682 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr682.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr682/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72734 date: 2026-02-03 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr681.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr683.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr682.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 682 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-03 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Sonya Halpern - Nan Orrock - RaShaun Kemp - Josh McLaurin - Harold Jones - Billy Hickman text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR682/2025 upstream_id: 2104383 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - nonprofit recognition - youth mentorship - Atlanta community - Senate resolution --- # SR 682. Raising Expectations; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 682 By: Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Kemp of the 38th, McLaurin of the 14th, Jones II of the 22nd and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Raising Expectations; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Raising Expectations will be celebrating 30 years of dedicated community service, empowering and supporting youth facing significant systemic and economic challenges; and WHEREAS, under the guiding hand and sustained leadership of co-founders Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen, this outstanding non-profit organization has served over 3,500 youth, all of whom qualify for free or reduced price meals and are first-generation college students; and WHEREAS, Raising Expectations delivers a comprehensive continuum of academic, leadership, and college-to-career programming designed to support students over multiple years and through key life transitions; and WHEREAS, Rising Expectations’ core programing focuses on sustained, month-by-month engagement, following students from middle school through college and transition into the workforce; and WHEREAS, in addition to core programs, Raising Expectations offers enrichment initiatives including the Summer Pathfinder Workforce Programs, the Real Estate Enrichment Program, Take a Student to College Day, and literacy programs, expanding access to experiences and opportunities often unavailable to students from under-resourced communities; and WHEREAS, this remarkable organization's work strengthens not only individual students, but families, neighborhoods, and the broader Atlanta community; and WHEREAS, Raising Expectations' legacy is defined by its belief in what is possible when youth are met with consistency, care, and high expectations—and by its continued commitment to fueling the future, one student at a time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate Rising Expectations upon 30 years of impact, commend it for its many outstanding contributions on behalf of the citizens of Georgia, and extend best wishes for its continued growth, development, 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 Rising Expectations. ## 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 Senate resolution congratulates Raising Expectations, an Atlanta nonprofit, on 30 years of youth mentorship and college-to-career programming. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Raising Expectations, a nonprofit that has served more than 3,500 youth from under-resourced backgrounds over 30 years. The resolution describes the organization's programs, which follow students from middle school through college and into the workforce, and highlights enrichment offerings like summer workforce programs, a real estate enrichment program, and literacy initiatives. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply has the Senate formally congratulate and commend the organization and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to Raising Expectations as a keepsake. ### What it does - Formally congratulates Raising Expectations on 30 years of community service to youth in Atlanta. - Commends the organization's co-founders and its academic, leadership, and college-to-career programming. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement by the Senate. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Raising Expectations, its co-founders Maria Armstrong and Tangee Allen, and the youth and families it serves in the Atlanta area. It has no direct legal effect on any other group. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequence but serves as an official public acknowledgment from the Georgia Senate of a local nonprofit's three decades of work supporting first-generation college students from low-income families in the Atlanta community. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Raising Expectations' history, founders, and programs, including the Summer Pathfinder Workforce Program and Real Estate Enrichment Program. - The resolved clause has the Senate congratulate and commend the organization and wish it continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-03) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-03) - Sponsors: Sonya Halpern, Nan Orrock, RaShaun Kemp, Josh McLaurin, Harold Jones, Billy Hickman - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72734 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr682.md?full=1