SR 392: Civil Air Patrol; recognize

This resolution honors the Civil Air Patrol, a volunteer organization founded in 1941 that serves as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force. It highlights the Georgia Wing, which has almost 2,000 volunteer members in 44 squadrons and six groups statewide. The resolution notes the group's work supporting homeland security, disaster relief, search and rescue, and aerospace education, including help with hurricane relief for Helene and Milton and a 2021 national Crisis Service Award for COVID-19 pandemic support. It states the estimated value of Georgia Wing volunteer hours in 2024 exceeded $7.6 million. The Senate resolves to recognize these contributions and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

• Formally recognizes the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service to Georgia communities.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes.

The resolution directly names the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing and its roughly 2,000 volunteer members. It also references the Secretary of the Senate, who must distribute a copy, and indirectly touches agencies the Wing supports, such as FEMA and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA).

Because this is a resolution rather than a bill changing Georgia law, its practical effect is symbolic: it publicly acknowledges the volunteer work of Civil Air Patrol members in disaster response, search and rescue, and aerospace education, without creating new rules, funding, or obligations.

• The whereas clauses describe the Civil Air Patrol's 1941 founding, its 1948 designation as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, and its three missions of emergency services, aerospace education, and cadet programs.
• The resolution states the Georgia Wing has almost 2,000 volunteer members in 44 squadrons and six groups statewide.
• It notes the Georgia Wing received the national Crisis Service Award in 2021 for COVID-19 pandemic support efforts.
• It states the estimated value of Georgia Wing volunteer hours in 2024 exceeded $7.6 million, including hurricane relief work for Helene and Milton.
• The resolving clause has the Senate recognize the volunteers' contributions to Georgia.
• The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing.

1. 2025-03-18Senate Read and Adopted (Senado)
2. 2025-03-13Senate Hopper (Senado)

• Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)Patrocinador principal
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• John Albers (R, SD-056)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)

• Civil Air Patrol
• volunteer recognition
• disaster relief
• emergency services
• Georgia Senate resolution