--- title: SR 702. PAGE Day; recognize February 17, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr702 cite_as: SR 702, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr702 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr702.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr702/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72850 date: 2026-02-05 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/sr701.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr703.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr702.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 702 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-05 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Billy Hickman - Chuck Payne - Shawn Still - Timothy Bearden - Ed Setzler text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR702/2025 upstream_id: 2108111 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - education advocacy - teachers - state capitol recognition - Georgia Senate resolutions --- # SR 702. PAGE Day; recognize February 17, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 702 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Payne of the 54th, Still of the 48th, Bearden of the 30th and Setzler of the 37th A RESOLUTION Commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and recognizing PAGE Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest organization for professional educators with more than 94,500 members who are teachers, administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system in Georgia; and WHEREAS, PAGE was founded in the 1970s with the mission to make Georgia a better place for students to learn and for teachers to teach; and WHEREAS, the PAGE Foundation sponsors the Academic Bowl for Middle Grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for high school students, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program; and WHEREAS, PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of the Future Georgia Educators in middle schools and high schools across the state; and WHEREAS, PAGE provides legal protection and professional learning to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student achievement; and WHEREAS, PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and professional working relationship with legislative representatives across the state; and WHEREAS, on February 17, 2026, PAGE members and leaders will gather at the state capitol to meet with local legislators. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for its advocacy and support for educators and education and recognize February 17, 2026, as PAGE Day at the state capitol. 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 Professional Association of Georgia Educators. ## 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 Professional Association of Georgia Educators and recognizes February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day at the state capitol. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It praises the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), a statewide organization of more than 94,500 teachers, administrators, and school support staff, for its work supporting educators and improving education in Georgia. The resolution recognizes February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day at the state capitol, the day PAGE members plan to visit legislators there. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for PAGE. The resolution creates no new requirements, funding, or penalties; it is a formal statement of recognition. ### What it does - Formally commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for its advocacy and support for educators and education in Georgia. - Designates February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to PAGE. ### Who it affects The Professional Association of Georgia Educators and its more than 94,500 members, who are teachers, administrators, and support staff across Georgia's school systems, along with the Secretary of the Senate, who must produce a copy of the resolution for the group. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a symbolic gesture. Its practical impact is limited to publicly recognizing PAGE's role in education advocacy and marking February 17, 2026 as a day for PAGE members to visit the state capitol. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe PAGE's size, founding in the 1970s, and programs such as the Academic Bowl, Georgia Academic Decathlon, and STAR program. - The resolving clause commends PAGE for its advocacy and recognizes February 17, 2026 as PAGE Day at the state capitol. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available to PAGE. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-05) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-05) - Sponsors: Billy Hickman, Chuck Payne, Shawn Still, Timothy Bearden, Ed Setzler - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72850 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr702.md?full=1