--- title: SR 797. FFA Day; recognize February 24, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr797 cite_as: SR 797, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr797 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr797.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr797/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73325 date: 2026-02-18 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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FFA Day; recognize February 24, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 797 By: Senators Echols of the 49th, Goodman of the 8th, Gooch of the 51st, Hufstetler of the 52nd and Robertson of the 29th A RESOLUTION Commending the Georgia FFA Association and recognizing February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the FFA and agricultural education provide a strong foundation for the youth of America and the future of food, fiber, and natural resource systems; and WHEREAS, the Georgia FFA Association ranks as the third largest state FFA association in the nation with more than 80,000 current members in 410 local chapters across the state; and WHEREAS, the mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education; and WHEREAS, agricultural education and the FFA ensure a steady supply of young professionals to meet the growing demands in the science, business, and technology of agriculture; and WHEREAS, the FFA prepares young people for more than 300 careers in agriculture and agribusiness, ranging from production to sales, biotechnology, and environmental science; and WHEREAS, the FFA motto, "learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve," gives direction and purpose to these students who take an active role in succeeding in agricultural education; and WHEREAS, the FFA promotes citizenship, volunteerism, patriotism, and cooperation and increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to economic and personal vitality. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the welfare of this state and nation and recognize February 24, 2026, as FFA 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 Georgia FFA Association. ## 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 FFA Association and designates February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol, honoring the organization's role in agricultural education. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It commends the Georgia FFA Association, a youth organization focused on agricultural education, for its contributions to Georgia and the nation, and it officially recognizes February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. The resolution recites facts about the organization, including that it is the third largest state FFA association in the country with more than 80,000 members in 410 local chapters, and describes its mission of preparing students for careers in agriculture and agribusiness. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the Georgia FFA Association. ### What it does - Formally commends the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the welfare of the state and nation. - Designates February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the Georgia state capitol. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia FFA Association. - Recites background facts about the FFA's size, mission, and role in agricultural education without creating any new legal requirements. ### Who it affects The resolution primarily affects the Georgia FFA Association and its more than 80,000 student members across 410 local chapters. It also involves the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives the Georgia FFA Association formal recognition from the state Senate and marks a specific day for that recognition at the capitol, but it does not change any law, create funding, or impose new requirements on anyone. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause states the Senate commends the Georgia FFA Association and recognizes February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to the Georgia FFA Association. - Whereas clauses describe the FFA's membership size, mission, and the range of agricultural careers it prepares students for, providing context rather than binding rules. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-18) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-18) - Sponsors: Drew Echols, Russ Goodman, Steve Gooch, Chuck Hufstetler, Randy Robertson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73325 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr797.md?full=1