HR 1931: Georgia Highlands College Community Impact Day; July 4, 2026; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a law that regulates anyone. It designates July 4, 2026 as Georgia Highlands College Community Impact Day, timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The resolution recites the college's history and impact since its 1970 founding, including serving more than 250,000 community members, offering more than 25,000 courses over twelve years, graduating more than 2,500 students in the past three years, and generating over $2.5 billion in economic impact over fifty years. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to Georgia Highlands College.

• Formally designates July 4, 2026 as Georgia Highlands College Community Impact Day in recognition of the college's history and community contributions.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to Georgia Highlands College.
• Creates no new laws, funding, penalties, or regulatory requirements; it is a symbolic honor only.

Georgia Highlands College, its students, faculty, staff, and alumni are the direct subjects of this honor. It has no legal effect on other individuals, businesses, or government agencies.

The resolution has no binding legal effect and changes no laws or funding, but it gives official state recognition to Georgia Highlands College's decades of educational service and economic contribution to Northwest Georgia, timed with the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations.

• The resolving clause designates July 4, 2026 as Georgia Highlands College Community Impact Day.
• The further resolution clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to Georgia Highlands College.
• The whereas clauses cite the college's founding in 1970, over 250,000 community members served, 25,000 courses offered, 2,500 recent graduates, and over $2.5 billion in economic impact.

1. 2026-03-25House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2026-03-25House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2026-03-25House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Patrocinador principal
• Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)

• Georgia Highlands College
• higher education
• commemorative resolution
• Northwest Georgia