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GA SR1131
Resolution
Status
3/23/2018
Primary Sponsor
Butch Miller
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AI Summary
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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