SR 307: Love, Camille Russell; recognize

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring one individual rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Camille Russell Love, who has served since 1998 as executive director of the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, overseeing programs such as the Chastain Arts Center and Gallery, the city's Public Art Program, and the Atlanta Jazz Festival. The resolution lists her board service and awards, then formally commends her for her career and congratulates her on retiring. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. It creates no new rules, funding, or penalties and has no regulatory effect on Georgians beyond this formal recognition.

• Formally recognizes and commends Camille Russell Love for her career leading Atlanta's Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs since 1998.
• Congratulates her on her retirement and extends the Senate's best wishes for her future.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to her.
• Creates no changes to Georgia law, funding, or regulations, serving only as a ceremonial statement.

The resolution directly names and honors Camille Russell Love. It has no regulatory effect on other Georgians, though it reflects on the City of Atlanta's cultural programs, including the Atlanta Jazz Festival and the city's Public Art Program, which she led.

This is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change, so it does not alter anyone's rights, duties, or funding. Its practical effect is limited to formally recording the Georgia Senate's appreciation for Love's decades of work in Atlanta's arts community.

• The resolution's whereas clauses detail her tenure since 1998 and the cultural programs she has overoseen, including the Chastain Arts Center and the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
• It lists board memberships and awards, including the 2017 Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Minister of Culture.
• The resolved clause formally commends her and congratulates her on retirement.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide her a copy of the resolution.

1. 2025-02-28Senate Read and Adopted (Senado)
2. 2025-02-27Senate Hopper (Senado)

• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)Patrocinador principal
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)

• arts and culture
• Atlanta
• legislative honor
• Atlanta Jazz Festival