--- title: SR 903. Georgia Piedmont Technical College; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr903 cite_as: SR 903, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr903 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr903.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr903/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73863 date: 2026-03-04 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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Georgia Piedmont Technical College; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 903 By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Rahman of the 5th, Harbison of the 15th, Merritt of the 9th, Mangham of the 55th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Georgia Piedmont Technical College upon the opening of its Regional Transportation Training Center; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, located in Lithonia, Georgia, serves more than 4,400 students annually and maintains a job placement rate exceeding 98 percent; and WHEREAS, Georgia Piedmont Technical College has recently expanded its instructional capacity with the opening of its Regional Transportation Training Center, the largest transportation education facility of its kind on the East Coast; and WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation Training Center provides hands-on training in Commercial Driver's License programs, logistics, fleet maintenance, electric lineworker education, and emerging transportation technologies; and WHEREAS, the center is projected to serve approximately 800 students per semester, significantly expanding access to high-demand transportation, logistics, and infrastructure careers as well as greatly advancing economic development in DeKalb, Newton, and Rockdale counties; and WHEREAS, the development of the Regional Transportation Training Center reflects a substantial public-private partnership supported by the State of Georgia, DeKalb County, the City of Stonecrest, Congress, and key industry partners such as Georgia Power, Amazon, and Radius Recycling; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that Georgia Piedmont Technical College be appropriately honored for its contributions to the economic vitality and workforce development in this state. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Georgia Piedmont Technical College upon the opening of its Regional Transportation Training Center and extend best wishes for continued success in advancing workforce education across the State of Georgia. 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 Georgia Piedmont Technical College. ## 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 formally recognizes Georgia Piedmont Technical College for opening its Regional Transportation Training Center, a large new workforce training facility in the Lithonia area. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a law that changes any statute. It commends Georgia Piedmont Technical College, located in Lithonia, for opening a Regional Transportation Training Center described as the largest transportation education facility of its kind on the East Coast. The resolution notes the college serves more than 4,400 students annually with a job placement rate above 98 percent, and that the new center is expected to train about 800 students per semester in areas like Commercial Driver's License programs, logistics, fleet maintenance, and electric lineworker education. It also credits a public-private partnership involving the state, DeKalb County, the City of Stonecrest, Congress, and companies like Georgia Power, Amazon, and Radius Recycling. The Senate directs that a copy be sent to the college. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Georgia Piedmont Technical College for opening its Regional Transportation Training Center. - States the Senate's best wishes for the college's continued success in workforce education, without creating any new legal requirement or funding. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to Georgia Piedmont Technical College. ### Who it affects Georgia Piedmont Technical College and its students and staff, along with the DeKalb, Newton, and Rockdale county communities the new training center is meant to serve; also referenced are partners like Georgia Power, Amazon, and Radius Recycling. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or funding effect, but it publicly highlights a workforce training facility that officials say will expand access to transportation, logistics, and infrastructure careers and support economic development in three metro Atlanta counties. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites background facts about the college's enrollment, job placement rate, and the new center's scope and projected enrollment of about 800 students per semester. - The resolved clause has the Senate recognize and commend the college for opening the center. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the college for distribution. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Emanuel Jones, Sheikh Rahman, Ed Harbison, Nikki Merritt, Randal Mangham, Tonya Anderson, Elena Parent, Kenya Wicks, Gail Davenport, Nan Orrock, Harold Jones, Kim Jackson, Donzella James, RaShaun Kemp - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73863 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr903.md?full=1