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GA HR1749
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2010
Primary Sponsor
David Casas
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AI Summary
- Mrs. Marie Corrigan is congratulated by the Georgia House of Representatives for being named Georgia's Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc., for strengthening her home, family, and community.
- After giving birth to a premature, one-pound baby girl whom doctors predicted would not walk, talk, or develop normal cognitive skills, Mrs. Corrigan spent six and a half years caring for her child on oxygen and seeking appropriate educational options.
- Finding no suitable school, Mrs. Corrigan founded Sophia Academy in 1999, a nondenominational Christian school (K–8) serving children with learning differences such as dyslexia, auditory and visual processing deficits, and attention deficits, positively impacting over 200 families.
- Mrs. Corrigan was instrumental in the passage of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act, which provides vouchers enabling public school children with learning disabilities to attend other public or private schools that better address their needs.
- A mother of four and wife of Dr. Victor Corrigan, she also serves on the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic board, the Georgia Department of Education State Advisory Panel, and the Buckhead Business Education Panel.
Legislative Description
Corrigan, Mrs. Marie; Georgia Mother of the Year; congratulate
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/18/2010
Full Bill Text
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