--- title: SR 99. Farley, Mr. Sharoko; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr99 cite_as: SR 99, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr99 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr99.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr99/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69786 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr98.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr100.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr99.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 99 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-04 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Max Burns - Billy Hickman - Ricky Williams - Harold Jones - Sally Harrell - Chuck Payne - Nan Orrock - Chuck Hufstetler text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR99/2025 upstream_id: 1953005 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - technical education - Central Georgia Technical College - legislative commendation - workforce training --- # SR 99. Farley, Mr. Sharoko; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 99 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. Sharoko Farley; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Sharoko Farley has been selected as the state recipient of the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction; and WHEREAS, with this award, Mr. Farley has earned the distinction as the Technical College System of Georgia's Instructor of the Year; and WHEREAS, Mr. Farley, an instructor for the commercial truck driving program at Central Georgia Technical College, has exemplified excellence in instructional knowledge and practices; and WHEREAS, in recognition of such, Mr. Farley was selected from an elite group of Georgia technical college instructors who have each demonstrated innovative teaching practices and exceptional leadership skills at their respective technical colleges; and WHEREAS, through his dedication and professionalism, Mr. Farley has brought honor to himself, his family, Central Georgia Technical College, and the entire Technical College System of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate and commend Mr. Sharoko Farley for his outstanding achievements and his 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. Sharoko Farley. ## 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 congratulates Mr. Sharoko Farley, an instructor at Central Georgia Technical College, for winning the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia Senate honors Mr. Sharoko Farley, who teaches in the commercial truck driving program at Central Georgia Technical College. He was named the state recipient of the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction, which also makes him the system's Instructor of the Year. The resolution states that Farley was chosen from a select group of technical college instructors across Georgia who showed innovative teaching methods and strong leadership at their schools. The Senate formally congratulates and commends him 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 Farley, as a keepsake recognizing the honor. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Mr. Sharoko Farley for winning the 2024 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction. - Recognizes Farley as the Technical College System of Georgia's Instructor of the Year for 2024. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Farley as a formal record of the honor. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names Mr. Sharoko Farley, an instructor in the commercial truck driving program at Central Georgia Technical College. It also touches Central Georgia Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia, which are credited alongside him. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding effect; it is a ceremonial statement by the Georgia Senate recognizing one educator's accomplishment. Its practical impact is limited to providing Farley and his college a formal, official record of statewide recognition for his teaching. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses state that Farley received the Technical College System of Georgia's 2024 Rick Perkins Award and the accompanying Instructor of the Year title. - The resolved clause has the Senate congratulate and commend Farley for his achievements and support of technical education in Georgia. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Farley. ## 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/69786 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr99.md?full=1