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GA HR1146
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Billy Mitchell
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AI Summary
- Recognizes February 19, 2020, as Girls Empowerment Day at the Georgia state capitol
- Honors the work of the Organization of World Leaders (founded December 2016) and Trinity Girls Network (founded July 2016), in partnership with the UN Global Awards, which empower girls through ending violence, preparing girls for success, and providing educational opportunity
- Highlights that globally 65 million girls are not in school, 17 million will never attend school, and of 120 million young people ages 15-24 who cannot read or write, 61 percent are women
- Notes that an extra year of education can increase a girl's adult earnings by 20 percent, and a child born to a literate mother is 50 percent more likely to survive past age five
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute a copy of the resolution to Trinity Girls Network
Legislative Description
Girls Empowerment Day at the state capitol; February 19, 2020; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/18/2020
Full Bill Text
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