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GA SR1131

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/23/2018

Primary Sponsor

Butch Miller

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Honors and remembers former Georgia Lieutenant Governor, Governor (79th, 1991–1999), and U.S. Senator (2000–2004) Zell Bryan Miller, who died on March 23, 2018, at his home in Young Harris, Georgia

  • Recognizes Miller's 40-year career in public service, including roles as Mayor, State Senator, and the longest-serving Lieutenant Governor in Georgia history (four consecutive terms, 1975–1991)

  • Highlights his contributions to education, including creation of the HOPE Scholarship program and the nation's first statewide voluntary pre-kindergarten program for all four-year-olds

  • Notes his military service in the U.S. Marine Corps (1953–1956) and his academic career as a history and political science professor at Young Harris College, the University of Georgia, and Emory University

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to Miller's family as an expression of condolences from the Georgia State Senate

Legislative Description

Miller, Honorable Zell Bryan; honor

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

3/23/2018

Full Bill Text

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