SR702: SR702 PAGE Day; recognize February 17, 2026

This resolution honors the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), a statewide organization of more than 94,500 teachers, administrators, and school support staff. It recounts PAGE's history since the 1970s, its education programs like the Academic Bowl and the STAR achievement program, and its role supporting educators and engaging with lawmakers. The Senate resolves to commend PAGE for its advocacy work and to officially recognize February 17, 2026, the day PAGE members plan to visit the state capitol to meet with legislators, as PAGE Day at the capitol. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for PAGE.

• Commends the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for its work supporting teachers and education in Georgia.
• Officially designates February 17, 2026, as PAGE Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to PAGE.

The resolution directly concerns the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and its members, who include teachers, school administrators, and support staff across Georgia's school systems, as well as the Secretary of the Senate who must produce a copy of the resolution.

The resolution carries no funding or legal requirements beyond a symbolic recognition and a directive to the Senate Secretary. Its main effect is a ceremonial acknowledgment coinciding with PAGE members' planned visit to the capitol to meet with legislators.

• The resolution's preamble describes PAGE's membership size, history, and programs such as the Academic Bowl, Georgia Academic Decathlon, and STAR program.
• The first resolving clause commends PAGE for its advocacy and recognizes February 17, 2026, as PAGE Day at the state capitol.
• The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to PAGE.

1. 2026-02-05Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-04Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)Primary sponsor
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)

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• state capitol events
• legislative resolutions