SR 221: Believe Greater Dalton; congratulate

This resolution from the Georgia Senate recognizes Believe Greater Dalton, a strategic planning initiative of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce, for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award from the Georgia Council on Literacy. The award honors communities that build lasting partnerships among two or more organizations to improve literacy outcomes. The resolution describes how Believe Greater Dalton has spent a decade coordinating a network of partners, including Dalton Public Schools, Whitfield County Schools, local colleges, United Way, healthcare providers, and faith-based and nonprofit groups, all working to ensure children read at grade level by third grade. The Senate formally congratulates the group and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide Believe Greater Dalton with a copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally congratulates and commends Believe Greater Dalton for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Believe Greater Dalton.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the Senate.

Believe Greater Dalton, the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce, and their literacy partners such as Dalton Public Schools, Whitfield County Schools, local colleges, United Way, and area healthcare and faith-based organizations are named and honored in the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but serves as official state recognition of a local literacy partnership, which can raise the group's public profile and highlight its community-based approach to improving childhood reading outcomes.

• Recites background on the Georgia Council on Literacy and the criteria for the Georgia Reads Community Award, requiring multi-organization partnerships sustained for at least three years.
• Names Believe Greater Dalton as a recipient and lists its partner organizations, including local schools, colleges, healthcare providers, and nonprofits.
• Resolves that the Senate congratulates and commends the award recipients, particularly Believe Greater Dalton.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Believe Greater Dalton.

1. 2025-02-20Senate Read and Adopted (Senado)
2. 2025-02-19Senate Hopper (Senado)

• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)Patrocinador principal
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)

• literacy
• Dalton Georgia
• Georgia Senate resolution
• education
• community awards