--- title: SR 91. Rucker, Mr. Nicholas; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr91 cite_as: SR 91, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr91 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr91.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr91/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69772 date: 2025-02-04 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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Rucker, Mr. Nicholas; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 91 By: Senators Burns of the 23rd, Hickman of the 4th, Williams of the 25th, Jones II of the 22nd, Harrell of the 40th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Mr. Nicholas Rucker; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Nicholas Rucker is the state recipient of the Technical College System of Georgia's (TCSG) 2024 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), which is the first program of its type in the nation to honor outstanding technical college students; and WHEREAS, GOAL brings together Georgia's business, government, and industry leaders with the state's technical colleges to celebrate technical education's vital impact on Georgia's workforce, prosperity, and future; and WHEREAS, for 52 years, the GOAL program has served as an excellent example of a true partnership among business, industry, and higher education; and WHEREAS, Mr. Rucker was selected from among 22 TCSG college GOAL winners who have demonstrated excellent academic and leadership abilities at their respective technical colleges; and WHEREAS, Mr. Rucker, a physical therapist assistant student from Athens Technical College, enrolled to receive the very best training necessary to acquire the knowledge and skills that will afford him a secure future in his chosen profession; and WHEREAS, Mr. Rucker will serve as an ambassador for technical education in Georgia, representing more than 148,000 TCSG students who benefit from technical education programs at colleges throughout the state; and WHEREAS, in pursuing his education, Mr. Rucker brought honor to himself, his family, Athens Technical College, and the entire Technical College System of Georgia, which he represents as Georgia's outstanding technical college student for 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate and commend Mr. Nicholas Rucker for his outstanding achievements and efforts to promote technical education in Georgia as well as extend best wishes for continued success. 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 Mr. Nicholas Rucker. ## 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 Senate resolution formally congratulates Nicholas Rucker, a physical therapy assistant student at Athens Technical College, for winning the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 statewide GOAL award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Nicholas Rucker, a physical therapist assistant student at Athens Technical College, as the 2024 state winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), a program run by the Technical College System of Georgia that recognizes outstanding technical college students. Rucker was chosen from among 22 winners representing individual technical colleges across the state. The Senate resolves to congratulate and commend Rucker for his achievements and for promoting technical education in Georgia, and wishes him continued success. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Rucker. The resolution does not change any law; it is a formal statement of recognition. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Nicholas Rucker for winning the 2024 statewide GOAL award from the Technical College System of Georgia. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Rucker. - Recites background facts about the GOAL program and Rucker's enrollment at Athens Technical College as a physical therapist assistant student. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Nicholas Rucker and Athens Technical College. It also references the Technical College System of Georgia and its roughly 148,000 students, though it creates no legal obligations for them. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its main real-world consequence is that the Georgia Senate's recognition and an official copy of the resolution are given to Rucker and his college. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the GOAL program's 52-year history and Rucker's selection as the state's outstanding technical college student for 2024. - The first resolved clause has the Senate congratulate and commend Rucker for his achievements and efforts promoting technical education. - The second resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Rucker. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-04) - Sponsors: Max Burns, Billy Hickman, Ricky Williams, Harold Jones, Sally Harrell, Chuck Payne, Nan Orrock, Chuck Hufstetler - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69772 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr91.md?full=1