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GA SR814

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/25/2020

Primary Sponsor

Tonya Anderson

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and commends Dr. Katrina McCollum Young for more than 14 years of public service and leadership in education, introduced by Senator Anderson of the 43rd District
  • Dr. Young became the first Black person to serve as board chair in the 125-year history of her school board in 2019 and the first Black woman to lead the Georgia School Boards Association as its 2018-2019 president
  • Received two gubernatorial appointments from Governor Deal to the 2015 Education Advisory Committee and the 2017 Georgia Professional Standards Commission, where she was unanimously elected vice president in 2019
  • Appointed to the National School Boards Association's Governance Review Committee in 2019 as one of ten individuals nationwide and elected Southern Region District Director of NSBA's National Black Council of School Board Members, representing 12 states
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Dr. Young

Legislative Description

Young, Dr. Katrina McCollum; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/25/2020

Full Bill Text

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