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GA HR1204

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/20/2024

Primary Sponsor

Billy Mitchell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023-2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes February 20, 2024, as Girls Empowerment Day in the Georgia House of Representatives
  • Honors the Trinity Girls Network, founded in July 2016 by Dr. Jacqueline Mohair, which empowers girls and young women through ending violence, preparing girls for success, and providing educational opportunities
  • Highlights global education disparities, including 65 million girls and young women not in school and 17 million girls who will never attend school in their lifetimes
  • Notes that girls with an extra year of education can earn 20 percent more as adults, and children born to literate mothers are 50 percent more likely to survive past age five
  • Recognizes the annual collaboration at the Georgia State Capitol among Trinity Girls Network, The Dr. Pat Houston Performing Arts Academy, The Organization of World Leaders, and The Whitney Houston Foundation to empower young women

Legislative Description

Girls Empowerment Day; February 20, 2024; recognize

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

2/20/2024

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