--- title: SR 802. Executive Function Day; recognize March 25, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr802 cite_as: SR 802, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr802 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr802.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr802/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73336 date: 2026-02-19 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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Executive Function Day; recognize March 25, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 802 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Payne of the 54th, Hatchett of the 50th, James of the 28th and Dolezal of the 27th A RESOLUTION Recognizing March 25, 2026, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the State of Georgia wants all students to reach their individual potential; and WHEREAS, existing research and cognitive science are the backbone for personalized learning; and WHEREAS, literacy and numeracy are vital skills for academic success, and as research shows, executive function is likely associated with reading comprehension through its relation with decoding and oral language; and WHEREAS, current research provides additional support for the role of executive function in reading comprehension as a potentially crucial precursor to skilled reading; and WHEREAS, in personalized learning, educators must explicitly teach students the skills of executive function as the foundation before any other conditions for personalized learning can be effectively pursued; and WHEREAS, executive function is an umbrella term for the complex cognitive processes that serve ongoing goal-directed behaviors; and WHEREAS, executive function skills, which are well established in cognitive science, are also the foundational cognitive processes needed for the "soft skills," "essential skills," and "social emotional skills" students need for 21st century college, career, and community success; and WHEREAS, the skills of executive function (self-regulation, emotional responsibility, task completion, working memory, cognitive flexibility, time management, and reflection) are crucial to personalized learning and life-long learning; and WHEREAS, explicit teaching of executive function leads to self-awareness, self-empowerment, self-esteem, and necessary learning skills to ensure student, school, and life success; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to draw attention to the profound educational impact of executive function on the education and lives of children, adults, and students in the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize March 25, 2026, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol during National Brain Awareness Month. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to members of the State Board of Education, the public, and the press. ## 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 designates March 25, 2026, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol, drawing attention to the role of executive function skills in learning. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It states that executive function, meaning cognitive skills like self-regulation, working memory, task completion, and time management, plays an important role in reading comprehension and overall student success. The resolution formally recognizes March 25, 2026, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol, timed to fall within National Brain Awareness Month. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the State Board of Education, the public, and the press. It does not create any program, funding, or legal requirement. ### What it does - Designates March 25, 2026, as Executive Function Day at the Georgia state capitol. - States the Senate's view that executive function skills support reading comprehension and personalized learning for students. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available to the State Board of Education, the public, and the press. - Creates no new law, funding, or enforceable requirement; it is a symbolic recognition only. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Senate itself and the State Board of Education, which receives copies of the resolution. It does not impose obligations on schools, teachers, students, or the public, since it is a ceremonial statement rather than binding law. ### Why it matters Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it does not change any Georgia law, fund any program, or require schools to teach anything differently. Its practical effect is limited to a formal recognition and distribution of the resolution's text to education officials and the press. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe research claims linking executive function skills (self-regulation, working memory, task completion, time management, cognitive flexibility, reflection) to reading comprehension and personalized learning. - The resolved clause formally recognizes March 25, 2026, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol during National Brain Awareness Month. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the State Board of Education, the public, and the press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-19) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-19) - Sponsors: Billy Hickman, Chuck Payne, Bo Hatchett, Donzella James, Greg Dolezal - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73336 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr802.md?full=1