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GA HR1703

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/5/2012

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Beasley-Teague

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and commends Representative Sharon Cooper, elected in 1996 to the Georgia House of Representatives, serving her seventh term representing District 41
  • Highlights her educational achievements, including a bachelor's degree in child development, a master's degree in education, and a Master of Science in Nursing degree
  • Notes her leadership roles, including caucus chairperson (2002), majority caucus chairperson (2004)—making her the highest-ranking woman in the Georgia House—and caucus chair emeritus (2007)
  • Credits her legislative accomplishments including a major revision of Georgia's stalking law, the HIV Screening Bill for Pregnant Women, the Georgia Smokefree Air Act, and the "Health Share" Volunteers in Medicine Act, as well as her 2002 appointment to the President's National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Representative Cooper

Legislative Description

Cooper, Representative Sharon; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/5/2012

Full Bill Text

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