--- title: SR 742. Knight, Ms. Janice; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr742 cite_as: SR 742, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr742 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr742.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr742/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73024 date: 2026-02-10 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/sr741.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr743.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr742.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 742 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-10 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Brian Strickland - Chuck Hufstetler - Frank Ginn - Chuck Payne - Timothy Bearden - RaShaun Kemp - Randy Robertson text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR742/2025 upstream_id: 2112260 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Senate resolution - community service recognition - aging services - Morgan County --- # SR 742. Knight, Ms. Janice; commend ## Text Senate Resolution 742 By: Senators Strickland of the 42nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Ginn of the 47th, Payne of the 54th, Bearden of the 30th and others A RESOLUTION Commending Ms. Janice Knight for her selfless acts and service to her community; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Ms. Janice Knight of Morgan County, Georgia, retired after 34 years of service to her community, having worked for five years at the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office and an impressive 29 years at Adult Protective Services with the Georgia Department of Human Services' Division of Aging Services; and WHEREAS, Ms. Knight retired in 2003, she then served as a caregiver for her mother and husband, who suffered from the rare autoimmune disease neuromyelitis optica, and her research and advocacy for others with the same diagnosis led to Governor Kemp's Proclamation in March of 2020 for Neuromyelitis Optica Awareness Month; and WHEREAS, despite the tragic loss of her son and her only child in 2008 in a motorcycle accident, Ms. Knight continues to zealously serve her community, serving on the Walton EMC Operation Round Up Board, the Morgan County Senior Center Advisory Council as chairman, the Northeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council as secretary, and in a Jail ministry, Single Again ministry, and Family Ties for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Ms. Knight has also served previously with the American Cancer Society Board, the DFCS board, and the Guardian Angel State Task Force; and WHEREAS, Ms. Knight continues to give back to her community by providing monetary donations to local charities, delivering meals to homebound seniors, providing books and a listening ear to comfort those having recently suffered a loss, and playing piano in her church and local nursing homes; and WHEREAS, Ms. Knight has been selected as the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian by the Georgia Council on Aging (GCOA) and is to be honored by the GCOA during the Distinguished Older Georgian ceremony at the state capitol on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend Ms. Janice Knight for her accomplishments, selfless acts, and longtime service to her community; congratulate her upon being selected as the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian; and extend their sincere best wishes for her continued health and happiness. 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 Ms. Janice Knight. ## 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 Janice Knight of Morgan County for decades of community service and honors her selection as the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian by the Georgia Council on Aging. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes Janice Knight of Morgan County for her 34 years of work with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office and the Georgia Department of Human Services' Division of Aging Services, as well as her ongoing volunteer work through senior centers, church ministries, and advocacy for people with neuromyelitis optica. The resolution formally commends Knight for her service and congratulates her on being named the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian by the Georgia Council on Aging, an honor to be presented at a state capitol ceremony on February 11, 2026. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide her with an official copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally commends Janice Knight of Morgan County for her career and community service. - Congratulates her on being selected as the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian by the Georgia Council on Aging. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Knight. - Extends the Senate's wishes for her continued health and happiness, but creates no new law or funding. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Janice Knight. It also references the Georgia Council on Aging, which is presenting her award, and the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### Why it matters This resolution has no legal or regulatory effect; it is a symbolic gesture of recognition. Its practical impact is limited to publicly honoring Knight's community service and formalizing the Senate's congratulations tied to her upcoming state capitol ceremony. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites Knight's 34 years of service, including work at the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office and the Division of Aging Services. - It notes her advocacy work on neuromyelitis optica that led to a 2020 gubernatorial proclamation for awareness month. - It resolves that the Senate commends and congratulates Knight for being named the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian. - It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Knight. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-10) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-10) - Sponsors: Brian Strickland, Chuck Hufstetler, Frank Ginn, Chuck Payne, Timothy Bearden, RaShaun Kemp, Randy Robertson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73024 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr742.md?full=1